TRAP AND/OR MONITORING BOX FOR RODENTS AND A METHOD FOR REDUCING A RODENT POPULATION

摘要

The invention disclosed herein relates to a trap and/or monitoring box and to a method for using this trap and/or monitoring box to suppress a rodent population. More particularly, the present invention relates to a trap and/or monitoring box for rodents having enhanced incentive for use by rodents while the trap box is also safe to use in a public environment. In particular, the invention relates to a rodent trap and/or monitoring box (100) used for trapping and/or monitoring rodents which box (100) comprises: - a housing comprising one or more walls (108, 110, 104, 106) extending upwards to form a cavity (105), the cavity (105) is limited upward by a cover (118) and is limited at least partly downwards by a surface (112), either walls (108, 110, 104, 106) or surface comprise an access opening (103, 116) or an access edge (103a) allowing a rodent to access the surface (112) from ground level, - a trapping device (114) is positioned inside the cavity, and/or a camera (122) is positioned inside or outside of the cavity at a position where it is possible to register rodent activity inside or in and out of the cavity (105), and/or other means for registration such as a sensor are positioned inside or outside of the cavity at a position where it is possible to register activity inside or in and out of the cavity, wherein the cavity (105) is large enough in a horizontal dimension to allow a rodent to position itself/take up residence/stay/rest on the downward limiting surface, i.e. the cavity (105) is at least the size of a body length of the targeted rodent in at least one horizontal dimension.