What does the wettest winter for over 100 years mean for rodents?
Britain is facing the wettest winter recorded in 130 years and the extreme rainfall is having very destructive consequences such as flooding. This weather is not only damaging homes and businesses, but also bringing another problem…rats!
Usually, the rat population decreases over the winter due to frost and cold conditions. However, the unusually mild winter has meant rats haven’t had to endure a cold climate. Without this natural form of population control, numbers have increased. Flooding means they are being driven out of natural burrows as well as sewer and drainage systems.