After you have discovered the rats place of residence, you next need to decide on the method of rat extermination that you will utilize. Gather the pest control items that you will be using to kill the rats. There are lots of methods to control these rodents but which method to choose will depend on where the rats are residing. You should take into consideration the accessibility of the area. If the area where the rats live is open and large then you should use a snap trap. In open areas, a snap trap is the most effective method to kill the rats. This trap will use bait to lure the rat. Bait is connected to a spring propelled lever which will close or shut down as soon as the rat eats it. In this trap, the death of the rat is immediate without putting the rat through the ignominy of staying in the trap.
Now if the rats are staying in some narrow or closed part of your home then you should make use of a glue trap. In the glue trap, there is a long strip of glue like substance covered by plastic. In the UK these glue traps are easily available at the pest control shops. The plastic gets peeled off and the trap is placed in the rat infected area. As soon the rat steps onto it, it is trapped forever inside it. In this trap the rat is not killed. But the rat can also not escape from the glue trap. There is a plastic bag tied to the glue trap and the rat will be trapped into that. You can dispose of this plastic bag. This will also help in the sense that no other animal will be able to eat the rat inside the plastic trap. By using these home remedy pest control methods of rat extermination, you can keep your home free of any sort of rodents.