"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 ...

Three minutes. That’s the time it takes for someone at a playoff football party to realize that their friend is wearing a hat that reads: “Safe. Rat. Sex.” “It’s birth control for rats,” explained Zed ...

For centuries, rats have thrived in cities because of human behavior. In response, humans have blamed the rats and developed techniques for poisoning them. We research urban rat populations and ...

Scientists have captured a rare hunting behaviour in rats for the first time. The rodents were filmed catching and eating ...

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 ...

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 ...

As kid growing up Canby, Oregon, Alain Bernik used to love catching rats to keep as pets. Now 53 and living in San Antonio, he still wrangles rodents as a pest control operator who prefers to contain ...