AUSTIN, TX ANIMAL NEWS CLIP:
Pest Control - Rat and mouse exterminating season begins
A strong fall foliage is making rat and mouse harder to see, according to reports from exterminators, he said. "there are still a lot of leaves on the trees and a lot of vegetation because of all the moisture we've received, so the rats and mice are harder to spot," he said. "that means the rats and mouse exterminators are going to have to work for their rat and mouse this year. Most local owners of pest control companies in Austin, Texas weren't sure what to make of all this.
At check station across the state, exterminators are bringing in rats and mice that are in excellent condition, he said. "We are really happy about that," he said. "it looks like we are going to enter winter in good shape." Exterminators have been taking "a nice ix of older and younger rat and mouse," he said. Some of the largest rat and mouse taken from around the state appear to have come from the central region, which includes Texas County, he said. Austin pest control is mostly insect extermination, but only a few Texas companies deal with wild animals.