Quiz Commensal Rodents Indiana

Commensal rodent species does not include  _______________________.

A rat pup can be about the same size as an adult mouse.   True or False

House Mice usually stray no more than ____ to _____ feet from the nest.

Rats have a tail that is ___________ than their bodies.

Mice get dehydrated easily and need water constantly.  True or False

According to studies house mice have 4-7 pups per litter on average.  True or False

 Liquid rodent baits are designed with mice in mind.   True or False

The two types of rats most common are ____ and  ____.

 Norway rat burrows should be treated using pesticide sprays.   True or False

Bait stations are the most effective when placed between food and ____________.

The biological need to touch things for guidance is called ________.

Traps placed along walls work better than traps in the center of a room.  True or False

Rats can enter structures through holes as small as ___________.

Mice can enter holes as small as ___________.

Another name for the common American strain of Hantavirus is the “sin nombre” virus.  True or False

Zoonotic means that a disease is transferred from animals to people.  True or False

Exposure to rodent feces, urine, blood and saliva are the most common means of transfer from rodent to human for hantavirus.  True or False

The primary host of the HIPS pathogen is the _________.

Rat bite fever is called that because you can only get it through rat bites.  True or False

Typhus and plague are spread from rats through contact with infected ________.