Extensive rodent droppings” were found, according to a letter from the food centre's building management. Read more at ...

Roof rats—Rattus rattus ... Scientists these days are working on what might be the ultimate in rat control: a genetic engineering technique that would spread infertility genes through a wild ...

The authorities have urged stallholders at Beauty World Food Centre to step up hygiene and food safety measures following a ...

Stallholders at the Beauty World Food Centre have been asked to ensure food is kept in rat-proof containers after checks hinted at the presence of rats in the ceiling and common areas. They have also ...

While the thought of dealing with squirmy, pesky, often smelly creatures such as rats, bats, and skunks makes many people ...

Last year was DC’s hottest on record — bad news for attempts to control rats. Brown is hoping the cold snap in December and January will help cull the population. “Cold acts as a natural ...

"More financial and personnel resources will need to be dedicated to municipal rodent control efforts to limit this expected increase in rat populations and activity." Rapid urbanization provides a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A rat ...