Thousands in southeast Michigan have joined a movement to stop the use of rat poisons due to the harm they pose to pets and predators. The most common types of rodenticides deployed by pest control ...

For centuries, rats have thrived in cities because of human behavior. In response, humans have blamed the rats and developed techniques for poisoning them. We research urban rat populations and ...

University of Copenhagen researchers have gotten yeast cells to brew triptolide, a substance typically extracted from a rare Chinese plant. Their research makes it possible to control rats with the ...

"Love is in air" if you happen to live in a city infested with rats. After states, like California, restricted toxic rodenticides, some cities are starting to use a more humane way to control the rat ...

For centuries, rats have thrived in cities because of human behavior. In response, humans have blamed the rats and developed techniques for poisoning them. We research urban rat populations and ...

Sounds of scratching, gnawing, rustling or squeaking in your home at night could be signs of a rat infestation. According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Old World rats breed ...

After California and other states restricted the use of highly toxic rat poisons, cities have turned to a new method to try to control their rat populations: birth control. Rather than a pill, the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – U.S. cities like New York and Boston are introducing birth control to help with their rat problems. But will Portland follow suit? When used, the birth control — in liquid or ...

Filled with mesquite trees, bushes and other natural vegetation, John Snodgrass' backyard is like a jungle. It's also the perfect home for rats. About two years ago, Snodgrass started noticing a few ...

The only sound is of snow crunching under her boots. Walking down an alleyway parallel to Woodward Avenue, Laura Mikulski spots what she’s looking for and crouches in front of it: A little hole, maybe ...

Brooklyn: So, vandals claiming to be protesters are destroying property, throwing paint on front doors, defacing historic statues and bullying subway riders, and they are doing it all masked up. Mayor ...