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 ...

Dragging the weighted black bait box out from the brush with his boots, Ryan Campbell wiped a few beads of sweat from his forehead. The 30-year-old service technician for Rose Pest Control was about ...

(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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans is winning the rat race, literally. Under the guidance of city rodent control experts, businesses have been controlling how they get rid of food waste. And it's working, just ...

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 ...

Alberta's rat control program could provide a model for the elimination of wild pigs in Canada. This according to Dr. Wayne ...

In Somerville, Massachusetts just outside of Boston, everyone has a horror story about the rats. Adaline Lining says they ruined Christmas for her last year. She had received a delivery of Bartlett ...

Chicago is launching a yearlong pilot program in the 43rd Ward using non-toxic contraceptive pellets to reduce rat populations without harming wildlife. The $40,000 initiative is a partnership between ...

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. No one ...