rodent droppings

Tiny pest waste

Rodent droppings are the fecal pellets left by mice, rats, and similar animals.

The term appears most often in contexts of pest control, health warnings, and food safety violations: The inspector found rodent droppings in the storage area.

Their presence signals infestation and potential disease transmission.

Related

pest · pest control · telltale signs · dead giveaway · scat · excrement · black rice · gnaw · chew marks · burrow · nest · contamination · food contamination · disease · health hazard · hantavirus · cleanup · attic

Categories
Opposites
cleanliness/contamination

rodent droppingscleanliness

Absence of dirt

purity · spotlessness · hygiene

animal evidence type

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Bees' viscous nectar product

beeswax · silk · ambergris · eggs · milk

pest evidence type

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Feces from flying mammals

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G