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'Control rodents outside your home' Control Rodents Outside Your Hour Home
Rodent hole by chicken coop Man putting out rodent poison bait Putting out bait NARRATOR:
Control rodents on the outside of your house as well. Totally eradicating rodents is not really practical. But with continuous effort you can keep the rodent population very low. The fewer rodents there are, the less likely you are to be exposed.
Man setting rodent trap outside In addition to the regular use of traps, ...
Putting out bait ...poisons or rodenticides may be used. But be sure to keep them out of the reach of children and pets.

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