Rats are present in almost every city in the world, building their own rat settlements in parallel with human urban infrastructure. Several North American cities are considering the use of new ...

Don’t turn to toxic, dangerous rodenticides to get rid of rodents. Instead, use exclusion and sanitation tactics to make sure they never enter your home or business in the first place. Sealing entry ...

There are fewer rats in the park these days because Hartford is making sure they have fewer babies. “That park rocks all summer long, and there’s some rat populations that seem to increase depending ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If the trap's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'. New York City's fight against rats has entered the furry beasts' bedrooms, with ...

No one wants rats scurrying about their neighborhood. But they're a cunning and evasive foe. Now, a community near Boston is trying their luck with a different approach: rat birth control. No one ...

In Somerville, Massachusetts just outside of Boston, everyone has a horror story about the rats. Adaline Lining says they ruined Christmas for her last year. She had received a delivery of Bartlett ...

The latest weapon in Chicago's war against rats is plant-based, naturally flavored and nutritious. It's a birth control pellet made with corn and peanuts, and a team of researchers and volunteers will ...

D.C. has dashboards for tracking snowplows and leaf collection crews. Now there’s a dashboard for tracking the District’s ...