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The French Quarter is the city's historic heart, famous for its vibrant nightlife and colorful buildings with cast-iron balconies. Crowd-pleasing Bourbon Street features jazz clubs, Cajun eateries and raucous bars serving potent cocktails. Quieter streets lead to the French Market, with gourmet food and local crafts, and to Jackson Square where street performers entertain in front of soaring St. Louis Cathedral.

Coronavirus: Why more and more rats are detected during the quarantine

Feb 16,2020 8:45 am

Robert Corrigan calls Rats "a master of adaptation"

the closure of The restaurants, and the withdrawal of People in interior spaces affects the eating habits and behavior of The Rats , experts say.

at the end of last month, the French Quarter in New Orleans had new swarms of visitors wander its famous streets.

Not Long After the coronavirus closed, bars and restaurants arrived in the Louisiana city, The Rats from their hiding place.

The more rodents were discovered, it comes as no surprise to many renowned urban stomatologist Robert Corrigan Roden.

"If you have A Colony of Rats on a block, was ever to be brought to the tourists littering, and a lot of garbage out in the Night - it could be DC, it could be New York - were everywhere, where Rats the easy handouts, and that does not disappear, then you know what to do," he says.

As Claudia Riegel, New Orleans Pest Control board, said to journalists: "These Rats are hungry. "

the People around The World change their behaviors due to the risk of Corona Virus pandemic.

It is less crowded, waste-paper baskets in the midst of social isolation measures

In some places, quarantine waste means that Rats is depend on available, and so they customize also.

Dr. Corrigan, who has an office in Lower Manhattan , says he's had messages from friends in The City , have seen Rats in new areas and at Odd Hours for the usually Night -active animals

the Others have not seen any change in your local rat habits. These colonies could, feeding of household waste, of which There is still a lot, and not restaurant waste.

In the UK, The National Pest Technicians Association warned this month that "the closure of schools, pubs, restaurants, hotels, attractions and other public places to enforce the social distance will have unintended consequences".

If There is food available, pest populations can thrive in empty buildings and are encouraged by The Absence of People or pests to go In Search of food, she said.

'masters of adaptation,"

before Hiking Hungry Rats ", right far at the end in a different neighborhood Without The Rats ," says Dr. Corrigan told The Bbc .

they are the "mighty mammals" Very Good at sniffing out sources of food, and their powerful teeth can be used as a short working of the barriers, such as doors, art or textiles.

"they are global, they are everywhere and it is not completely global, if you are not very skilled as a master of adaptation," he says.

see, However, that more Rats means around, that the cities overrun will be.

In fact, Dr. Corrigan says, now is the perfect time to be in the Control techniques, and New Orleans officials said they bring in additional measures for the Control of The City , robust rat population.

Rats with empty stomachs will be more likely to take food from beköderten fall.

New Orleans has seen a rise in the rat spotting bars and restaurants in the vicinity

The Roden stomatologist and the People told to eat that, "the Hygiene Pest Control " - Without The Rats , "turn on yourself and take Control of your own numbers".

cannibalism is ubiquitous in the claimed colonies.

"These Rats will be completely says to eat every scrap of meat from The Victim to the bone", Dr. Corrigan.

Why Hiking Rats , unwanted house guests,

, hungry Rats can still be devastating, causing damage to the houses and the spread of the disease.

"If you don't check them with the [pest management] tools, you can be The Ones that end up in someone's house or bedroom, or with children or in a nursing home or hospital," he says.

Rats are pathogens, "officially, in connection with over 55 different disease," although it does not carry any reports of Rats Covid-19.

you can also gnaw through wood and electrical wires - a risk for house fires.

The Rats come out of hiding to search for food

"It's an animal that you just do not want near leave it to us and want to be in any case above, it is intimate With Us in Our Own kitchen," he says. to keep

, Like Rats out of the houses

A way to help to seal the rat - proof your home-all areas - such as the cracks and holes in the vicinity of The Foundation or utilities and Pipes - where the rodents can inside get.

Inside, make sure There are a few places that you can hide, and keep areas clear of clutter. Keep food in rodent-proof containers.

If you Find Yourself with Rats in The House , Dr. Corrigan encourages the professionals.

"If you see Rats , the suddenly on their property as a result of this Corona Virus pandemic, this is not a job for the do-it-yourself. "



animals, self-isolation, coronavirus pandemic, new orleans, new york city, rats

Source of news: bbc.com

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