Pest control ferret that regulates pricing on the grain market (5 photos)

Of course, he does this not out of great humanism, but by nature. But without this fidgety handsome guy, rolls and buns would cost a little more, just like regular bread.





The ferret is a member of the mustelidae family, which also includes the weasel, ermine and mink. He is a predator and cannot imagine life without hunting and consuming its results in the form of small rodents. And those for nothing are small. For example, the same cute gopher can not only do a fair amount of harm by eating green crops and grain in the ear, but also consume an average of 5 kg of grain in the short summer season. This is only one individual.



Forest ferret

And if these fur gluttons unite in a gang of about three dozen, they can easily eat one and a half centners of grain per hectare. What will be left there? How many such groups are there?

Therefore, despite official pest control measures, a decent share of the harvest would go to waste. If it weren't for the ferrets.





Here he is, Chip and Dale in the same skin, whose abilities were known to the ancient Romans and Greeks. And they used the animals, which were called African cats, to reduce populations of fertile and voracious rabbits.

The craftsmen coped with the task so cleanly and efficiently that the French, who were annoyed by mice and rats, also adopted this useful experience. Moreover, they put ferrets on the table - they tamed and domesticated them.



Steppe ferret

In the vastness of the Union, ferrets already knew very well what was required of them. Without any taming there. Destroy the rodents and that's it. Of course, there was a fly in the ointment in this fluffy barrel of goodness. Ferrets attack chicken coops and destroy their population, leaving the owners to recall a stock of obscene words. Yes, ferrets, intoxicated by the abundance of prey, can really destroy all the feathered inhabitants of the barn. But if you strengthen the building well, this will not happen. In addition, the benefits of exterminating rodents are much greater. After all, predators act on the same principle during hunting - kill, and we’ll figure it out.



The forest ferret is larger than the mouser, while the steppe ferret gravitates towards gophers. And with their ordinary daily work, these creatures help ensure that there is always bread and a host of other products on our table, which contain flour and cereals.