{"id":524040,"date":"2022-12-09T15:35:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-rats-are-going-to-win\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T15:35:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:35:06","slug":"the-rats-are-going-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rats-are-going-to-win\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;The rats are going to win&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27c123d58e1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27c123d58e1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rats-are-going-to-win\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98The_rats_are_going_to_win%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;The rats are going to win&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rats-are-going-to-win\/#Rats_Go_Where_Humans_Wont\" >Rats Go Where Humans Won\u2019t<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rats-are-going-to-win\/#Rats_Follow_the_Food\" >Rats Follow the Food<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rats-are-going-to-win\/#Rats_Learn_Fast_and_Communicate_Well\" >Rats Learn Fast and Communicate Well<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rats-are-going-to-win\/#Rats_Can_Chew_Through_Almost_Anything\" >Rats Can Chew Through Almost Anything<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rats-are-going-to-win\/#NYC_Is_Fighting_a_Losing_Battle\" >NYC Is Fighting a Losing Battle<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;&#8216;The rats are going to win'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Ernie Schicchi thinks like a rat.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s a valuable way to think right now, with New York City so overridden with rodents that Mayor Adams wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>oint a \u201crat czar\u201d to clean up the place.<\/p>\n<p>Having spent 27 years in pest control \u2014 and focused on rats for the last 15 \u2014\u00a0Schicchi understands the rodent mindset. The bad <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> for humans, the 50-year-old from Freehold, NJ, told The Post, is that \u201crats are very smart, very resourceful and they learn very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As to why they are raging more than ever in NYC, Schicchi, co-owner of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/altpest.com\/\">Alternative Pest Control<\/a> in Brooklyn, blames the pandemic. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24943379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen COVID hit and restaurants closed, garbage stopped being set out and rats lost food sources,\u201d he said. \u201cSo they fed off of garbage in residential neighborhoods. Now that restaurants are open again, they [eat] from both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are Schicchi\u2019s five insights on the ways of the rat.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rats_Go_Where_Humans_Wont\"><\/span>Rats Go Where Humans Won\u2019t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-rat-sightings-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rats love small spaces, Schicchi said.\" class=\"wp-image-24947594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-rat-sightings-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-rat-sightings-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-rat-sightings-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rats love small spaces, Schicchi said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While rats are similar to humans in body makeup, with matching internal organs and a skeleton, they lack one of our primary fears. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRats do not get claustrophobic,\u201d said Schicchi. \u201cThey enter very small spaces and are comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They also thrive in places that we avoid. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-15.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"They're also sewer dwellers and can squeeze through remarkably small holes.\" class=\"wp-image-24943393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>They\u2019re also sewer dwellers and can squeeze through remarkably small holes.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey are underground dwellers and live in sewers; they love anything that is linear. If you pull up a NYC street, you see it\u2019s all linear with sewer pipes, cable wires, electrical lines. They end up where the lines and pipes are abandoned, usually in front of houses. They like to dig and often surface through tree pits,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The upside is that you can see the rats\u2019 burrows through holes in the dirt. \u201cI cover those holes with what\u2019s called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/riverdale.com\/products\/geomesh\/\">Geomesh<\/a>. It\u2019s metal fiber that gets laid down like carpeting and covered with dirt or grass. It prevents rats from getting in and out of their burrows.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rats_Follow_the_Food\"><\/span>Rats Follow the Food<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/garbage-rats-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Open trash cans are like an open invitation for rats.\" class=\"wp-image-24947628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/garbage-rats-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/garbage-rats-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/garbage-rats-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Open trash cans are like an open invitation for rats.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe key to any rat\u2019s life is establishing a consistent food source,\u201d said Schicchi. \u201cThey do not scavenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So when these rodents find a good spot for feeding, they stay put. Even worse, they keep populating. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-17.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"While leaving out free bread might seem charitable, it's also a major draw for rats.\" class=\"wp-image-24943398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>While leaving out free bread might seem charitable, it\u2019s also a major draw for rats.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have a rat family and the pups become teenagers, they get kicked out by the dominant male. The dominant male will continue fathering litters \u2014 female rats usually give birth to around five babies every 21 days \u2014 and keep the offspring alive as long as there is enough food to go around,\u201d Schicchi said. \u201cIf there isn\u2019t, the mother or father bites the babies and kills the litter to prevent a shortage of food. They have no issues about being around their dead offspring \u2014 or eating them if need be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As much as rats love food, they hate bleach. Schicchi\u2019s advice: \u201cSpray the inside and outside of your garbage bag with bleach. The scent tells them it is poisonous. They can\u2019t regurgitate and need to be careful of what they eat. Rats will not chew through bleach covered bags and will leave to find fresh food sources.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rats_Learn_Fast_and_Communicate_Well\"><\/span>Rats Learn Fast and Communicate Well<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/pizza-rat-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The king of NYC rodents: Pizza rat.\" class=\"wp-image-24947653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/pizza-rat-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/pizza-rat-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/pizza-rat-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The king of NYC rodents: Pizza rat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rats acquire information via smell. \u201cWhen rats urinate, they communicate,\u201d said Schicchi. \u201cSmells tell them who is sick, who is old, who is in heat. It\u2019s laid out via pheromones. That is why you get rid of rats one day and a new group moves in the next day. They smell the pheromones from the previous rats, see no activity and figure that the spot is up for grabs.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>One way that Schicchi shuts down communication channels is through spraying Bac-A-Zap, a substance that eliminates strong odors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Yes, Schicchi is willing to lay his head on a New York City sidewalk to find a rat.\" class=\"wp-image-24947669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Yes, Schicchi is willing to lay his head on a New York City sidewalk to find a rat.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More difficult to control is the way in which rats learn to survive. \u201cSet out a bait station, load it with poison and rats in need of food may go there. Dominant rats will watch them. They will take note of what happens to the other rats. If rats eat from the bait station and get sick or die, the dominant rats avoid it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One work-around, Schicchi added, is to change up the bait: \u201cI go from oil- to flour- to grain-base on a week to weekly basis. And to entice the smarter rats, I\u2019ll add their droppings.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rats_Can_Chew_Through_Almost_Anything\"><\/span>Rats Can Chew Through Almost Anything<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-09.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rats can penetrate almost any barrier \u2014\u00a0even concrete \u2014 but not wire mesh, which Schicchi uses as part of his prevention methods.\" class=\"wp-image-24947682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ernie-schicchi-rat-czar-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rats can penetrate almost any barrier \u2014\u00a0even concrete \u2014 but not wire mesh, which Schicchi uses as part of his prevention methods.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTheir teeth are rated between steel and iron,\u201d said Schicchi. \u201cThey can chew through concrete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that they probably will not chew through human skin: \u201cIn a rat\u2019s mind, almost everything is predatory; they deal with us cautiously and will not attack.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Still, they can penetrate most barriers. One brownstone owner in Brooklyn who hired Schicchi said she had rats \u201cliving between our front steps, the floor of our garden level and the basement. Ernie saw the grease marks of where they were <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing. He went into the basement ceiling and sealed off entry points with steel mesh. Finally he laid down pieces of plastic. If they were disturbed, it would mean the rats were somehow getting around the mesh. They weren\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is good reason why rats don\u2019t mess with wire mesh: \u201cIf rats try chewing through it, it cuts up their mouths. They also can\u2019t chew through copper wire mesh and diamond mesh steel. Aluminum and alloy, both of those they can chew through. Regular old chicken wire? Forget about it. They go right through chicken wire.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NYC_Is_Fighting_a_Losing_Battle\"><\/span>NYC Is Fighting a Losing Battle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-rat-sightings-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Driving rats out of New York City might be a losing battle, Schicchi warns.\" class=\"wp-image-24947686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-rat-sightings-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-rat-sightings-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nyc-rat-sightings-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Driving rats out of New York City might be a losing battle, Schicchi warns.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNew York City will not win,\u201d Schicchi said of the war being waged against the rodents. \u201cToo much has to happen everywhere at once. 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