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An Economic Study Of Rats (Genus Rattus) In Cache County, Utah, John Vincent Bruce
An Economic Study Of Rats (Genus Rattus) In Cache County, Utah, John Vincent Bruce
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The most destructive animals in the world are rats (Rattus sp.). The annual destruction caused by rats in the United States is not known. but it has been estimated to be $189,000,000, according to Silver (1942) of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Silver states that our nation’s farmers lose approximately $6,000,000 annually. Rats not only eat vast amounts of food meant for human and livestock consumption, but they contaminate and waste as much or more than they eat. Rats are able to gnaw into buildings, grain bins, and other places were food and shelter are available to …