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 ...

They’re in a rat race to clean up their city — and have resorted to pill pushing. Washington, DC is trying to crack down on its overpopulation of vermin by giving them birth control. DC Health plans ...

Rat complaints in Cincinnati have declined in recent years, dropping from over 300 in 2021 to below 200 annually. The city's health department manages a rat control program where inspectors bait ...

The latest weapon in Chicago’s war against rats is plant-based, naturally flavored and nutritious. It’s a birth control pellet made with corn and peanuts, and a team of researchers and volunteers will ...

If you spend any time in D.C., you know rats are a problem. "They be in the dumpsters. They be running in groups, like, two, three — a few too many," one man told News4. Another resident said said ...

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 ...

Washington, D.C., is launching a rat birth control program to lower the rodent population in the city. The pilot program is set to begin this spring with the distribution of ContraPest according to DC ...