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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MARLBOROUGH — The city's war on rats continues, with Mayor J. Christian Dumais announcing that Marlborough has contracted with a pest control company to target a few hot spots. Dumais told the Daily ...

A little bit of sex education goes a long way. That’s what Boston’s city councilors are hoping after a 2023 rat birth control pilot program in Jamaica Plain showed promising results in reducing the ...

The city of Somerville announced on Feb. 19 that it is participating in a Rodent Fertility Control Study using Evolve, which is a hormonal fertility control product designed to curb rat reproduction ...