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How to Identify Different Types of Rodents in Your Home and Yard
Rebecca Winke
What Are Rodents?
If you hear scuttling in the attic or scurrying in the basement, you likely have one of the most common uninvited houseguests in America: rodents. According to Jim Fredericks, Ph.D., chief entomologist for the National Pest Management Association, Every winter, 21 million homes are invaded by mice and rats, posing a major health and property threat to homeowners.
Rodents that vast class of mammals characterized by prominent front incisors, perfectly evolved for gnawing to get at food and shelter are a particularly destructive pest. ....

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