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 Rodents, especially rats, are causing a lot of damage to crops in the fields and in stored grains. Author reports a successful way of controlling this pest with a simple ‘bucket-trap.’  The top of a twenty litre oil drum is removed and the open drum (a bucket or a container of similar size can also be used) is set in the ground so that the top edge is level with the surface. The container is then half filled with water. It is covered with some tiny sticks and grass, and an attractant (something the rodents especially like, for example maize or groundnuts) is sprinkled in the centre of t his cover.  In case no container is available, it is also possible to dig a hole of the size of an oil drum in the ground. Plaster it with mud or cement in order to hold the water. With this method, up to six rats per one trap per night were caught. It is important to check the traps daily, remove the trapped rodents and set the trap anew.