Rat Control in Chilliwack
Fraser River corridor, Vedder River, Chilliwack River, and ALR agricultural

Yes — The Vedder River is a major Norway rat waterway corridor through Chilliwack — year-round pressure from the waterway population.

Yes — The Chilliwack River provides a second major Norway rat corridor connecting mountain valley populations to Chilliwack residential.

Yes — Agricultural grain storage and farm operations throughout Chilliwack's ALR sustain rat populations at above-urban densities.

Yes — The Fraser River provides the third major Norway rat corridor affecting downtown Chilliwack residential near the north border.

Norway rats burrow at ground level — dominant near Chilliwack's three waterway corridors. Roof rats climb. Both present.

Two to four visits over three to six weeks.

Return means a new entry point opened.

Three major waterway corridors (Fraser River, Vedder River, Chilliwack River) combined with extensive agricultural operations create more sustained external Norway rat pressure than most Lower Mainland cities.