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bandicoot rats

Rat bites in ‘private’ parts, human eating pests and vice versa

BenH for rentokil.in | January 20, 2011
I wasn’t planning to write about pest in the headlights so soon after the ‘interesting’ news of December. Luckily for us pest controllers, 2011 starts out to be an amazing ‘pest in the news’ year. There were much more interesting news, but I have to constrain myself to the truly unbelievable

Of Bamboo and Rats – Flowers and Famines

BenH for rentokil.in | December 22, 2010
Every few decades, there is a synchronic bamboo flower all across India, during which a large ammount of protein rich seeds is dispersed. These seeds serve as a basis for a rapid rodent breeding; once the food source of bamboo seeds is exhausted, millions of hungry bandicoot rats flood the fields and leave nothing for the farmers. A famine is unavoidable.

Pest Travel Guide Or How To Spice Up Your Holiday Stories

BenH for rentokil.in | October 22, 2009
Everybody travels to beautiful locations these days. Everybody has beautiful photographs of his/her trip. Everybody has beautiful stories to tell. Yes, I agree on that. However, I have noticed that stories of having seen a certain place of touristic value will not really draw your listeners from the woodwork. BUT as soon as you start telling [...]

Giant Sewer Rat – Urban Legend or Reality?

BenH for rentokil.in | September 15, 2009
When I reached India for the first time in 2006 it was around 3am, and I was waiting at a café outside the airport for a friend to pick me up. Nothing much happens at such a late time, so I spent my time gazing around, looking for distraction. That was when I first noticed [...]