Comments on: Insect and Pest Droppings: An Identification Chart

By: Greasy Rub Marks Along Skirting Boards

Greasy Rub Marks Along Skirting Boards — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:00:08 +0000

[…] unambiguously by size: 3 to 7 mm and tapered for mouse, 12 to 19 mm and capsule shaped for rat. See the droppings chart and rat […]

By: Pest Evidence: Reading Skins, Webs, Nests, Stains and Smells

Pest Evidence: Reading Skins, Webs, Nests, Stains and Smells — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:01:41 +0000

[…] it persists and can be examined properly. This page is the index to it. The companion pages are the droppings chart for anything excreted as a pellet, and the damage chart for anything eaten or […]

By: Shredded Paper and Nesting Material: What Built It

Shredded Paper and Nesting Material: What Built It — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:01:26 +0000

[…] IPM’s guide to the house mouse covers nesting behaviour. Our pages on identifying the droppings and reading gnaw marks will tell you which rodent, and squirrel droppings in the attic covers the […]

By: Gnaw Marks: Reading Rodent Damage on Wood and Plastic

Gnaw Marks: Reading Rodent Damage on Wood and Plastic — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:15 +0000

[…] last of those is why gnaw marks and other evidence usually appear together, and the droppings chart is the companion piece for identifying the animal from what else is […]

By: Bird Droppings and Nest Signs on Buildings

Bird Droppings and Nest Signs on Buildings — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:42 +0000

[…] makes them easy to separate from everything else on the droppings chart: no mammal or insect on that list produces a chalky white […]

By: Squirrel Droppings in the Attic: Telling Them From Rats

Squirrel Droppings in the Attic: Telling Them From Rats — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:00:53 +0000

[…] The droppings identification chart places both against the rest of the size ladder, and rat droppings covers the species split on the rat side. […]

By: Bat Guano: How to Tell It From Mouse Droppings

Bat Guano: How to Tell It From Mouse Droppings — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:01:03 +0000

[…] everything else that turns up in a loft, the droppings identification chart covers the full size ladder, and squirrel droppings in the attic covers the third common candidate. […]