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Assessment can consider entry points, food storage, activity and suitable monitoring.
Request an assessmentRodent activity often follows reliable routes between shelter, food and water. A sighting in a store room may be linked to a door gap, pipe opening, roof route or waste area beyond that room.
The assessment brings evidence and building access together. It should establish where activity is concentrated, which routes can be closed and how any monitoring or control equipment will be checked, rather than relying on a single sighting.
Share the location of evidence, the type of stored materials and the times when activity is noticed. The inspection considers accessible routes, shelter, waste handling and whether children, pets or operating equipment affect placement decisions.
Keep agreed monitoring or control equipment in its recorded position and report damage or interference. Arrange the building repairs and storage changes identified in the plan.
Record fresh sightings, noises or packaging damage with a date and location. Ask for appropriate clean-up guidance before disturbing suspected rodent contamination.
No. Monitoring or removal and building exclusion are separate parts of a plan, and both may need review.
Placement must account for access, stored goods, people and animals. Locations and checks should be agreed and documented.
Further reading: UC IPM: rats
