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From: Steve Tvedten 
To: Graham Rayman 
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 12:56 PM
Subject: "Rats! Rodents Infest Streets at Ground Zero"Dear Graham Rayman,

I have been asked to send you some information on how to kill rats without killing yourself.  This is very easy, especially if you do not use any "registered" rat poisons, fumigants and/or traps.

Rats normally are very wary of anything that is new.  So most snap traps, "registered" rat poisons, glue boards, etc. are usually scrupulously avoided.   I would like to point out one very interesting exception. Rats love to enter garbage cans to search for food, in fact, they do this without hesitation all the time. Look in any alley and watch.  In addition, many rats are already resistant to the various "registered" rat poisons that are continually being used/misused.  Therefore, the normal pest "control" techniques usually only manage to kill the weak, or naive rats.  Which quickly are all replaced by "super" rats.  Leaving New Yorkers to face about 7 super rats for every person that lives there, not including the danger/possibility of being harmed by the various  "registered"  rat "controls" that are being used/misused daily.  I say this with no fear of rebuttal, because even after "you" have waged continual war against this particular rodent pest for many generations, you have not even begun to "control" (much less eliminate) this particular pest problem.

1.)  Take an (unregistered)  garbage can, fill it two-thirds with water, completely cover the water's surface with 2-3" of floating oats, sunflower seeds, or even floating garbage, then put a plank up to the top and watch the rats jump in without any fear or hesitation. The strongest and meanest rats are usually the first ones to jump in and drown.  Periodically empty your garbage can "trap", safely dispose of the drowned rats, refill and rebait your unregistered "trap" as often as needed.

2.)  When you find a rat hole in the ground, simply inject some (unregistered) carbon dioxide into the hole.  You can use a 20# tank of carbon dioxide, a length of air hose and a pipe.  (Wear thick gloves as the pipe can get extremely cold.)  Then inject a shot (of the same gas we exhale) into each rat hole in the ground - carbon dioxide is one and a half times heavier than air.  (Remember the "clouds" used on stage - it spills to the lowest level)  the rats in the hole first go the sleep and then are asphyxiated.

3.)  You can give rats a drink of (unregistered) fresh Bud Light (or virtually any beer that has not lost its "fizz") and when the rats drink it they will die.  Rats can not fart, burp or vomit, and the carbon dioxide in the beer blows them up internally.

4.)  You can feed rats (unregistered) chocolate Ex-lax and they will simply defecate themselves to death.

5.)  When I recall the story of the Pied Piper, I remember the Pied Piper got mad when he was not paid for his effective rat removal.  I believe that may be one reason why "no one" currently  seems able to solve your rat problem.  You still have the rats and you still are paying the "piper".

6.)  There are many safe and far more effective (unregistered) rat and other pest control alternatives. None of which are "registered" POISONS.  Many "regulators" will not allow the use of any of these unregistered alternatives even if they are safe and far more economical and far more effective than "registered" POISONS.  You might ask "them" why?

7.) Two of my web sites are located at: http://www.getipm.com http://www.thebestcontrol.com

You can reach me at 1-616-677-1261.  I have added you to my e-mail list - I hope you have a nice day! Steve

P.S. The e-mail I received asking me to contact you is below:

From: Bill Murawski 
To: Steve Tvedten 
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: "Rats! Rodents Infest Streets at Ground Zero"Steve,

Although New York Newsday internet edition does not show it as a front page story, the print edition of today's (Saturday's) edition does.  The headline reads "Rats! Rodents Infest Streets at Ground Zero" and the photo is of a 21st Century Pest Elimination worker displaying a huge rat trap.  The internet edition does not show a picture of this.

Perhaps you can email the writer of the story and explain your rat trap as well as to provide links to any pertinent information listed on your sites.  Also, since the city is concerned about saving money, one of the approaches may be the amount of money the city is spending with 21st Century Pest Elimination.  Graham's email address is Graham.Rayman@newsday.com <Graham.Rayman@newsday.com>.

Good luck.

Bill

 

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