Hi

Two years back my wife and I lost two hives that were trashed 
by rats (rattus norvegicus) on one apiary site-they were the only 
two hives there.  We stopped using that site, but circumstances 
beyond our control have driven us to put some hives back there 
for this Winter.  We have also had to put some hives on another 
site where I saw rats present last Summer.

Does anyone have any ideas or (better) experience of controlling 
rats in Winter in an outdoors rural situation.  Both sites are 10-15 
miles from my home base so attendance at them will be 
relatively infrequent. 

Regards
  
Mike Rowbottom


HARROGATE
North Yorks
UK

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