Roof rats (a.k.a. black rats) leave droppings with “a slight curve with pointed ends, or more banana-shaped,” Williams says, while Norway rats (a.k.a. brown rats) leave “larger droppings ...

If you have Norway rats, put traps in dark areas close to the walls and any place you see droppings. If you have roof rats, place traps along ledges, shelves, beams, and tree branches.

Read full article: Teen receives 40-year sentence for 2023 shootings, including murder at South Side car wash A file photo of an SAPD vehicle. Norway rats are, for the most part, the rats that ...

Outdoor rat populations peak in summer and early fall, making now the perfect time to check the yard for signs of the Norway rat ... a path will be evident. • Droppings. A rat might leave ...