Rats in your basement or yard are bad enough. But roof rats? They earn their name, and they aren't something you want. Here's how to identify & prevent them.
Basically, the future is shaping up to be a lot rattier. More rats, in short, is not great. These animals can carry dozens of pathogens and parasites, such as the bugs that cause hantavirus ...
Rats are, in many ways, better adapted to cities than the humans that built them. While urbanites struggle with crowds, sparse parking spaces, and their upstairs neighbors stomping around at 4 ...
On the East Coast, especially in major cities, rats are seen as a nuisance. On the West Coast in Portland, they receive ...
But, as Quinn pointed out, sanitation isn’t the only contributing factor to rat populations. “A lot of people say that sanitation is key to making sure that we reduce the number of rats ...
The tiny billboards market Band-Aids as sleep eye masks, Staples rubber bands as workout equipment and Kraft noodles as lifeboats − all for rats.
In October, Corradi told participants attending a rat walk, "We're doing a lot in this administration to make sure we're containerizing, make sure we're changing behaviors around waste management." ...
Urban human populations are exploding around the world, and they're wasting a lot of food for rats to find. As cities expand around their edges, they have to add new infrastructure, which rats ...