DOVER — If you’ve noticed more rodents in your home this winter, it’s no coincidence. They’ve been driven indoors statewide because of excessively cold regional temperatures, says a new report by the National Pest Management Association. “After experiencing its eighth coldest November on record, rodent populations in cities like Wilmington were likely driven indoors early … Source: Delaware State News
Rats continue to be a pest for Arlington residents (via The Arlington Advocate)
Rats commonly found around the Boston area are most likely Brown rats, sometimes called Norway rats. Rats are distinct pests because they cannot survive Source: The Arlington Advocate
Tampa makes icky top 10 list! (via 10NEWS)
There’s a greater risk of Seeing bugs and rodents in our homes earlier than usual. Source: 10NEWS
7 Cities That Are About to Be Infested with Mice (via Reader Digest)
You might have more than icy roads and sore throats to prepare for this winter. These cities could soon be dealing with a big mouse problem, experts say. Source: Reader’s Digest
Australian rodent marks first climate change extinction, scientists say (via Fox News)
An Australian rodent that lived near the Great Barrier Reef has been officially declared extinct — making it the first known mammal killed off by climate change, according to researchers. Source: Fox News
LA City Council Gets Earful About Flea, Rodent Problem (via r20.rs6.net)
The full scope of the flea and rodent problem inside City Hall is still unclear amid a downtown outbreak of flea-borne typhus, but experts should have an accurate picture by next week, the Los Angeles City Council was told Friday. Source: r20.rs6.net
Hawaii confirms 2 cases of rat lungworm disease in Big Island visitor, resident (via Fox News)
At least two people on Hawaii’s Big Island — one visitor and a resident — recently contracted “rat lungworm,” state health officials said Wednesday. Source: Fox News
Winter is the time for critters to chew on your car’s wiring, but here are some tips to stop it (via chicagotribune.com)
Tips to keep animals from chewing up your car’s wiring during winter. Source: chicagotribune.com
Man releases white rat inside New Jersey McDonald’s (via WHBQ)
Customers at a McDonald’s in New Jersey were definitely not lovin’ it last week when a man released a large white rat in the restaurant, NJ.com reported. Source: WHBQ
Winter is the time for critters to chew on your car’s wiring, but here are some tips to stop it (via chicagotribune.com)
Tips to keep animals from chewing up your car’s wiring during winter. Source: chicagotribune.com
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