The small white utility van comes to a stop along the curb in the 500 block of North Glover Street. Donald Brooks, a 43-year veteran with the Department of Public Works’ Rat Rubout program opens the ...

CHICAGO — Dragging the weighted black bait box out from the brush with his boots, Ryan Campbell wiped a few beads of sweat from his forehead. The 30-year-old service technician for Rose Pest Control ...

Victor Vasquez, a manager with Truckee Meadows Pest Control, sees a lot of rats. "We get calls every day for (rats)," Vasquez said. "Some days are lighter than others, majority are in Incline and in ...

Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing ...

Like most pests, rats are attracted to all the things that make your house a home: food, shelter, and water. But, since these rodents can spread disease through their droppings and urine, and also ...

Let’s face it — as New Yorkers, we have certainly seen our fair share of ugly rats. They’re in the parks, in the subway, and if you’re particularly unlucky, in your apartment building. But this rat — ...