Poison bait is being used to target rats who are "running freely" in and around the beach in a popular seaside village.

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A rat infestation is one of the most terrifying pest problems a homeowner can face - and the trouble often starts in the ...

The record-breaking heat Brits have seen this summer could be fuelling a boom in the UK's rat population - with rodents as ...

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Alberta, Canada is one success story: Thanks to its rat control program, residents there have been living rat-free since 1950. For all the negatives, rats do have an upside.

Rats! California almond orchards, home to 80% of the world’s supply, are infested with rats, causing $110M–$310M in damage.

No one wants rats scurrying about their neighborhood. But they're a cunning and evasive foe. Now, a community near Boston is trying their luck with a different approach: rat birth control.

In NYC's latest attempts to shrink its rat population (if you recall, last year, the city appointed a "rat czar"), the city passed a bill that will pilot the use of birth control on rats.

New York City is considering a bill that will use birth control to eradicate the rat population. The number of rats in the city stands at about three million, down from 10 million in 1967.