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Below is some information about pests found in the Rochester NY area.
![black-rat](../pests/black-rat.jpg)
There are two main species of house rats, the Norway rat (Gray) and the Roof rat (black to a brownish gray).
Norway rats average 8 to 12 pups per litter, while Roof rats average 4 to 8 pups per litter.
Pups are born in three weeks and the mother can become pregnant again within 1 to 2 days after giving birth.
![deer-mouse](../pests/deer-mouse.jpg)
An average sized deer mouse is 184mm (7.2 in) in total length.
The breeding season is from late March through October, and each female produces 2-4 litters.
After a gestation period of 21-37 days, a female gives birth to 3-11 (average 5 or 6) young.
![house-mouse](../pests/house-mouse.jpg)
A single household mouse can contaminate ten times more food than it eats.
Mice produce 6 to 10 litters of 5 to 10 pups per year. They begin breeding at two months of age.
![Medow Vole](../pests/field-mouse.jpg)
Digs underground burrows where it stores food for the winter and females give birth to their young.
Litters consist of 4 to 6 young per litter and gestation lasts 20 to 23 days
Below is some information about pests found in the Rochester NY area.
Rodents
Black Rats
![black-rat](../pests/black-rat.jpg)
There are two main species of house rats, the Norway rat (Gray) and the Roof rat (black to a brownish gray).
Norway rats average 8 to 12 pups per litter, while Roof rats average 4 to 8 pups per litter.
Pups are born in three weeks and the mother can become pregnant again within 1 to 2 days after giving birth.
Deer Mouse
![deer-mouse](../pests/deer-mouse.jpg)
An average sized deer mouse is 184mm (7.2 in) in total length.
The breeding season is from late March through October, and each female produces 2-4 litters.
After a gestation period of 21-37 days, a female gives birth to 3-11 (average 5 or 6) young.
House Mouse
![house-mouse](../pests/house-mouse.jpg)
A single household mouse can contaminate ten times more food than it eats.
Mice produce 6 to 10 litters of 5 to 10 pups per year. They begin breeding at two months of age.
Meadow Vole
![Medow Vole](../pests/field-mouse.jpg)
Digs underground burrows where it stores food for the winter and females give birth to their young.
Litters consist of 4 to 6 young per litter and gestation lasts 20 to 23 days