Rat Control in Kendall

Kendall is a big, sprawling unincorporated area in the southwest part of Miami-Dade County, with SW 88th Street (North Kendall Dr.) along its northern edge and Dadeland in its northeast corner. Most of it is suburban: single-story block houses with tile or shingle roofs, townhouse communities and shopping centers along the main roads. There are canals behind some of the neighborhoods.

Calls from Kendall are mostly about roof rats. Mature yards with mango and avocado trees, palms around the pool and a canal behind the house make a comfortable home for them.

County Garbage Service and Your Cart

If your home is on Miami-Dade County's garbage service, the county picks up twice a week, and its waste guide asks residents to make sure everything fits in the cart with the lid closed. That rule helps with rats too, since bags left beside the cart are an easy meal. If you book a bulky trash pickup, the county says to put items out no more than three days ahead, which also keeps piles from turning into rat cover.

Pool Cages, Canals and Fruit Trees

Screened pool enclosures, canal banks and big fruit trees are the Kendall pattern. Rats chew enclosure screens, nest in thick hedges and drink from the canal. Thin the hedges at the base, pick up fruit and keep the roofline clear of branches. Rat damage repair covers screens and other chewed things.

Around Kendall: Dadeland · North Kendall Dr. (SW 88th St.) · Dadeland North Metrorail · Dadeland South Metrorail · US 1 · Florida's Turnpike

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