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160m unstoppable rats invade UK: Pests are immune to top poison
A PLAGUE of 160 million mutant super rats will hit Britain by the end of the year unless stronger poisons can be used against them, pest experts have warned.
Hordes of mutant super-rats may reach a massive 160million in Britain by the end of the year.
Experts said they could be “unstoppable” and are urging authorities to allow a stronger poison to destroy the two-foot-long monsters.
They claim that by next year the rodents could outnumber Brits by two-to-one.
The population will double from 80m by the end of 2015 unless an emergency plan is launched.
Gavin Lindsay, from Anglo Scottish Pest Control, said: “The population of rats is definitely increasing, especially in agricultural areas.
But whereas we used to do 70% of our work on farms, nowadays it’s only around 10%. A lot of farmers try to do it themselves but are not as successful.”
Testing by Huddersfield University revealed the beefed up animals have mutated and can survive poisons such as warfarin.
Earlier this year, a swarm of mutant rats immune to poison invaded Swindon, Wilts. And pest controllers said the vermin are gorging on potatoes.
Kevin Higgins, of the British Pest Control Association, said: “It’s driven by the availability of food. The more food, the more rodents it will attract.”
Meanwhile vet Pete Wedderburn warned rats carrying Weil’s disease could pass it on to humans by urinating on potatoes, causing organ failure and internal bleeding.
A PLAGUE of 160 million mutant super rats will hit Britain by the end of the year unless stronger poisons can be used against them, pest experts have warned.
Hordes of mutant super-rats may reach a massive 160million in Britain by the end of the year.
Experts said they could be “unstoppable” and are urging authorities to allow a stronger poison to destroy the two-foot-long monsters.
They claim that by next year the rodents could outnumber Brits by two-to-one.
The population will double from 80m by the end of 2015 unless an emergency plan is launched.
Gavin Lindsay, from Anglo Scottish Pest Control, said: “The population of rats is definitely increasing, especially in agricultural areas.
But whereas we used to do 70% of our work on farms, nowadays it’s only around 10%. A lot of farmers try to do it themselves but are not as successful.”
Testing by Huddersfield University revealed the beefed up animals have mutated and can survive poisons such as warfarin.
Earlier this year, a swarm of mutant rats immune to poison invaded Swindon, Wilts. And pest controllers said the vermin are gorging on potatoes.
Kevin Higgins, of the British Pest Control Association, said: “It’s driven by the availability of food. The more food, the more rodents it will attract.”
Meanwhile vet Pete Wedderburn warned rats carrying Weil’s disease could pass it on to humans by urinating on potatoes, causing organ failure and internal bleeding.
