Dry Wellington summer looking good for pests tooSUPPLIED A rat investigates a fantail nest. (File photo)Human residents of Wellington are not the only ones enjoying the sun, with an increased number of callouts to rat exterminators. Drier conditions mean more cracks and cavities for rats to enjoy, and good weather is perfect for breeding. The council used Brodifacoum​ every three months to control predators in the Town Belt and the city's reserves. "Fortunately, we're lucky in Wellington as there's been a brilliant uprising of community-led predator control programmes which target the smaller predators such as rats."

Source: Stuff December 05, 2017 03:56 UTC