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 ...

Rats are present in almost every city in the world, building their own rat settlements in parallel with human urban infrastructure. Cities are ideal habitats for rats because they offer everything a ...

Eric Adams is currently facing multiple federal counts of bribery and corruption, but the war on rats stops for no man. Last week, just as the mayor’s legal troubles came to a head, the City Council ...

For 10 years in a row, Chicago has been deemed “America’s rattiest city” by Orkin Pest Control. The city really wants to shake off the title — and a new effort in the Wicker Park and Bucktown ...

For the last ten years, pest control company Orkin has crowned Chicago the "rattiest" city in America, with plenty of "infrastructure and environment" like alleys that offer rats plenty of hiding ...

Could birth control be the solution to one of Baltimore’s oldest pest problems? It was one of several options explored this week by a Baltimore City Council committee gathered to discuss the city’s ...

If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps with rodent birth ...

During a momentous week, the business of government went on at the City Council, which approved bills on jaywalking and rats. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll catch up on what ...

"Two rats in a given year can reproduce 15,000 descendants," New York City Councilmember Shaun Abreu said. "We have to go at the source." As chair of the sanitation committee, he led the successful ...

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