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2003 - Updated: April 12, 2005
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Rats have been with us forever. Rats will
be with us forever.
Rats
are the enemy.
How can the City of
Hartford win the War on Rats and then
keep the peace? This webliography gives us
weapons to use.
Common Food Pests: Rats (United Kingdom)
Rats came to this country from Europe,
so people from Europe can tell
us a thing or two about how to deal
with them. Good pictures of rats.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Disease [NIAID]
This National Institute of Health Web site
has information on inner-city residents
at risk for rat-borne bacterial disease.
Public Health -- Seattle & King County
(Washington State)
This Web site gives good information about
how to deal with rats in a straightforward
question and answer format. The information
is just as valuable to us on the East Coast
as it is to those folks on the West Coast.
Preventing rats on your property (New York City)
Tips from a city a little closer to home
with a slightly different slant on the subject.
Outwitting Critters : A Surefire Manual for Confronting Devious Animals
and Winning
by Bill Adler, Jr., 1992 (call number SB 605 .U5 A65)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (The Library has several copies of this
children's tale, including one in Spanish)
Rats, Lice and History by Hans Zinsser, 1935 (call number RC 199 .Z5)
Rodent Control Task Force Report by Hartford Court of Common Council,
1999 (call number SB 994 .R6 R63 1999 Ref)
Rodents of the World by David Alderton (Photographs by Bruce Tanner),
1999 (call number QL 737 .R6 A3135 1999)
The story of rats: their impact on us, and our impact on them by S.
Anthony Barnett, 2001 (call number QL737.R666 B38 2001 )
Periodical and Newspaper Articles
The Hartford Public Library offers electronic access to articles through its iConn database service for patrons of Connecticut libraries. You will need your library card to log into the database.
"King Rat" in the Economist, July 29,2000, Vol. 356, Issue 8181, p32
"Pest Control: Tips from a Pro" by Jeff A Lee,
Mother Earth News, February/March 1999, Issue 172, p46+
"Rodent Control in Urban Areas:
An Interdisciplinary Approach"
by A. Soula Lambropoulos et al. in
Journal of Environmental Health
, January/February 1999, Vol. 61, Issue 6, p12+
Local Resources: Agencies, Organizations and Information
Rodent Control Task Force
Rodent
control, 757-9210
(Hartford, CT) The Rodent Control Task
Force was created to address the proliferation of rodents in
Hartford.
The Task Force coordinates various City
departments in a concerted effort to remove
garbage and debris, improve garbage storage
methods, distribute new garbage carts for
residential and business locations, and
require all dumpsters to be maintained and
closed at all times.
A
community education and participation campaign for rodent
control is designed
to change the way
Hartford businesses and residents manage and
clean their properties and dispose of trash and
debris.
Municipal Code [of the] City of Hartford
Article VI Responsibilities of Owners and
Occupants Section 18-138 Disposal of rubbish;
Section 118-139 Disposal of garbage;
Section 18-140 Pest extermination.
See also Section 9-12 (d) Rodent
extermination prior to demolition.
This list is not intended to be comprehensive
and should be regarded as a starting point only.
The print version of the Municipal Code
is available in the Central Library's Reference
Department.