Fremont Vector Control
By Matt Artz
Friday, August 29th, 2008 at 1:51 pm in Uncategorized.
Here’s a link to a story in today’s paper about the county’s vector control district trying annex Fremont. Fremont doesn’t have much in the way of vermin problems so the question is whether it’s worth it for homeowners to pay another $10 bucks a year for the service.
For some reason, Fremont doesn’t attract many rats. I asked Tri-City area sewer district honcho Rich Currie yesterday if his people see a lot of rats. He told me today that no one has seen one in 15 years. Cockroaches are prevalent though. We’ll write more about this as the vote nears.
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August 30th, 2008 at 10:49 am
There are rats in Fremont - tree rats. Not sure how vector control impacts rats running along fences or climbing trees with the squirrels, though.
August 30th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
I have never seen a cockroach in Fremont, in five different homes and apartments over many years.
I have seen rats. Like Tracy says, they climb about on fences and trees until they find a way into the house. Most recently, a few got into our crawl space and chewed through our TV cable. We can patch up and get rid of them, but there are always replacements within a year or two.
We also have skunks and possum. While cute some of the time, I don’t know if they are counted as vermin (doesn’t appear so, unless they suspect rabies). But when a skunk lets loose at 2am and I had my window open, or when a possum decides to move into the basement and fill it with millions of fleas, I know how I’d choose.
Here’s hoping that Fremont vector control doesn’t ignore what apparently doesn’t get seen in the sewer during normal business hours.
August 31st, 2008 at 11:31 am
There ARE rats in Fremont, make no doubt about it. I have lived in Fremont for 21 years and have come across rats in the Vineyard Hills area, the creekside, in Niles, at Lake Elizabeth, and other places around Fremont. Maybe the rat abatement has been doing a great job in some areas around Fremont that I am not aware of but my last sighting of a rat was at Lake Elizabeth, walking around the lake 3 weeks ago.