On Wednesday, Craig Lucie saw at least a half-dozen work trucks coming and going to try to deal with the issue. Source: WSBTV
Rats, termites afflict some Scottsdale schools waiting for school rebuild (via azcentral)
Some Scottsdale schools on the rebuild list have double or triple the number of work orders than Cherokee Elementary, the school chosen for the next rebuild. Source: azcentral
Warren spends $125K on rat bait following 696 construction (via WJBK)
A repulsive problem might be stirring in Warren. Source: WJBK
Kirby High School to reopen in January months after rodent infestation, SCS says (via WHBQ)
Months after closing its doors “indefinitely” due to rodent problems, Kirby High School is set to welcome students and faculty back to the main building in January. Source: WHBQ
'We are at war': New York's rat crisis made worse by climate change (via the Guardian)
Rat-related callouts rise as experts say warming temperatures are helping New Yorkâs rats feed and mate longer into the year Source: the Guardian
DC faces growing rat infestation problem due to trash increase from booming population (via WJLA)
The nation’s capital is facing a spiraling rat infestation. Fueled by mild winters and a human population boom, rats are sparking a record number of calls to Washington’s pest control department. The local government is struggling to keep pace while boosting the department’s funding and staffing. Experts say the real problem is the increase in trash produced by Washington’s growing … Read More
Rats are everywhere in D.C. Even on the White House lawn. (via Washington Post)
In 2019, the District will use $906,000 allocated for rodent management to get the city’s rats under control. Source: Washington Post
Composting lot is causing a rodent infestation for East Side neighbors (via WOAI)
SAN ANTONIO – Some East Side neighbors say they’re being dumped on by a woman using a vacant lot for trash. People in Denver Heights say the woman who owns the lot is paid by businesses to collect food scraps that are then buried in the lot. The problem is there’s now an infestation of rats and other rodents. News … Read More
Chicago rat study: Rats like trash, and the most rats are in places with the most complaints (via chicagotribune.com)
Lincoln Park Zoo conducted a study of Chicago’s rat problem, as part of its Urban Wildlife Institute. The findings? The best way to fight rats is keep your trash secure. And the most rats are in the neighborhoods with the most complaints. Source: chicagotribune.com
Another human case of rat hepatitis reported, surprising researchers (via r20.rs6.net)
Researchers find a second patient who contracted a strain of hepatitis carried by rats, in what appears to be the first known human cases in the world Source: r20.rs6.net
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