Polish authorities have launched a citywide rat extermination campaign, ordering hospitals, restaurants and residential buildings to lay poison traps throughout April in response to a surge in rodent sightings.
Officials in the western city of Poznań have ordered “compulsory pest control measures” to improve sanitation, urging property owners to seal cracks and place rodent-proof bait stations.
A city hall statement said: “Property owners should also take care to protect buildings from rodents by sealing holes and cracks through which they could get inside.
“Preparations to combat rats and mice should be placed in special pest control stations, which must be resistant to manipulation and difficult to open.
“The stations should be attached to the ground where possible. It is forbidden to use poisons poured onto trays or directly on the ground.
“Each station must be marked, and information about the pest control being carried out […] should be placed in a visible place.”
The infestation reportedly began during renovations of the city’s historic Market Square, which disrupted underground rat nests and forced the rodents into public spaces.
A city cleaner told the epoznan news outlet: “We’re afraid to clean the bins; every bag moves.
“Recently a rat jumped on my back.”
The 30-day extermination drive is part of the city’s routine biannual rat control efforts.
A city hall statement said: “Property owners should also take care to protect buildings from rodents by sealing holes and cracks through which they could get inside.
“Preparations to combat rats and mice should be placed in special pest control stations, which must be resistant to manipulation and difficult to open.
“The stations should be attached to the ground where possible. It is forbidden to use poisons poured onto trays or directly on the ground.
“Each station must be marked, and information about the pest control being carried out […] should be placed in a visible place.”
The infestation reportedly began during renovations of the city’s historic Market Square, which disrupted underground rat nests and forced the rodents into public spaces.
A city cleaner told the epoznan news outlet: “We’re afraid to clean the bins; every bag moves.
“Recently a rat jumped on my back.”
The 30-day extermination drive is part of the city’s routine biannual rat control efforts.
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