He told ABC News that rat birth control can help curb rat populations, but only if trash is fully contained so the rodents don't have anything else to eat. Two years ago, his office also ...

He told ABC News that rat birth control can help curb rat populations, but only if trash is fully contained so the rodents don't have anything else to eat. Two years ago, his office also ...

RESOURCES: "Increasing rat numbers in cities are linked to climate ... "The Next Frontier in New York's War on Rats: Birth Control," by Emma Fitzsimmons (New York Times, 2024).

Female rats can start reproducing five weeks after birth, and each can deliver litters of up to 12 every month. This is why many are pushing for more aggressive efforts in rat birth control ...