Health departments in densely populated areas are reporting an increase in “unusual or aggressive rodent behavior.”
In a memo sent out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, health officials say that rodents, especially those in large cities, rely on food and waste generated by restaurants for food.
With restaurants closed or limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, food available to such rodents has decreased.
“Some jurisdictions have reported an increase in rodent activity as rodents search for new sources of food,” the CDC memo reads. “Environmental health and rodent control programs may see an increase in service requests related to rodents and reports of unusual or aggressive rodent behavior.”
The CDC also notes that communities often experience a decline in rodent populations after natural disasters, followed by an increase in rodent populations as commercial activity returns to normal.
Not only has Michigan one of the states most affected by the coronavirus, but mid-Michigan was also devastated by historic flooding last week.
Environmental health programs should continue rodent monitoring and control activities after these events.
Additionally, business owners should take preventative actions to help keep rodents away by sealing up access points, removing debris and heavy vegetation, keeping garbage in tightly covered bins and removing pet and bird food from their yards.
More information on rodent prevention can be found here.
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