Most people, at one time or another have seen a rodent scurrying around a building, more often than not, that rodent was a mouse. However, both rats and mice are common rodents and both can present many problems to the public.

Rodents are pests when they compete for food, contaminate food, or cause damage to buildings. Rodents are also possible transmitters of disease and for these reasons, many people require rodent populations to be controlled.