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Examples
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Specially prepared rat-proof nesting boxes have been produced for the black parrots.
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This is a particular paradox here because in adjacent Lib Dem Stockport they have far more rats per square metre as they make residents put out rubbish in plastic bags instead of robust and rat-proof wheely bins.
Archive 2007-04-22 2007
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Cities, he says, should require rat-proof garbage cans, make sure that they have frequent garbage pick up, enforcing building codes so landlord fix older housing, and plug up the holes and the cracks.
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Outside the headquarters of the ruling party, the Mizo National Front, our jeep pushes through a crowd gathered around a loudspeaker that is issuing instructions about the coming mautam: Grow extra rice and store it in rat-proof bins.
Waiting for the Plague Shoumatoff, Alex 2007
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Cities, he says, should require rat-proof garbage cans, make sure that they have frequent garbage pick-up, enforcing building codes so that landlords fix older housing, and plug up the holes and the cracks.
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- Prevent entry of rodents by sealing store rat-proof
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Food supplies to island workers are stored in rat-proof rooms, packed into ratproof containers, and rigorously examined before and after transfer.
Last Chance to See Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1990
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· Food stores can be made rat-proof if the entrance is high enough above the ground and thus inaccessible to rats.
Chapter 6 1988
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Their shape makes them almost rat-proof and if the "fill-hole" is well-sealed, it is virtually airtight.
Chapter 8 1984
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Their shape makes them almost rat-proof and if the "fill-hole" is well-sealed, it is virtually airtight.
Chapter 7 1982
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