The prolific rat problem in New York City is caused at least in part by poor food waste disposal, experts say.Gary Hershorn/Getty Images New York City has a pest problem so prolific, the mayor hired a ...

A new front in the war on rats has opened in the race for Brooklyn’s 56th Assembly district — with challenger Eon Huntley in favor of a no-kill, birth-control approach to curbing the exploding rodent ...

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If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps with rodent birth ...

SAN DIEGO — Residents living in Downtown San Diego told CBS 8 they've seen a major uptick in rats in recent months. "You'll see like 10 of them running up the sidewalk," said Deborah Assadzadeh, an ...

New York City has a pest problem so prolific, the mayor hired a dedicated rat czar earlier this year. Previous efforts to reduce the rat problem include brutal traps, poison, and birth control bait.