After an unprecedented number of reported rat sightings, the village of Wilmette has launched a rat mitigation program for residents free of charge. Village Manager Michael Braiman said more than 300 ...

To address the area's rat population, the New York City Council recently passed a bill for a pilot program that will use birth control on rats. PIX11 News reported this new strategy came about in ...

Niles police expressed satisfaction with a pilot program begun in August to “deputize” five feral cats to control the rat population, a police official told Pioneer Press. Now, the department says it ...

Rats can have sex 21 times a day. A 5-week-old rat can get pregnant and have up to 12 rat babies. Then her babies can have babies. The pesky math: A breeding pair of rats can produce 15,000 offspring ...

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SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - Officials in Somerville are reporting progress when it comes to dealing with the city’s rat problem. In a status update call that recently went out to residents, the city ...

LEVITTOWN, Long Island (WABC) -- Legislators in Nassau County are expected to vote this week on an amendment to the county budget which would resurrect a countywide rodent extermination program. The ...