NEW YORK — New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 million resilient rats that have ...

Could birth control be the key to curbing Chicago's rat infestation? A new pilot program moving away from rat poison is launching on Tuesday in what has been dubbed America's "rattiest city." The new ...

"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 ...

No one wants rats scurrying around their neighborhood, but they are a cunning and ever-evasive foe. Now a community near Boston is trying a different approach - rat birth control. Reporter Ari Daniel ...

Rochelle Paulet, Director of Marketing with SenseTech and Evolve Rodent Birth Control, joins John Landecker to discuss the success of rat birth control in some Chicago neighborhoods to combat the rat ...

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Rats aren't just a nuisance. They can carry diseases and are a leading causes of property damage. One community in Massachusetts is trying a novel approach to rat reduction: Birth control.

Rats have apparently joined death and taxes as a certainty in the life of some cities and towns. “It’s a very, very smart animal,” said Colin Zeigler, Somerville’s environmental health coordinator.

(Clarksburg, IN) – The Decatur County Health Department will hold a community meeting on rat eradication tonight (Thursday) ...