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 ...

With Boston residents voicing new concerns about growing rat populations and worries mounting over the spread of bacterial disease, officials are set to take a renewed look at the city’s pest control ...

The attention given to a rat problem in an elementary schoolyard garden last summer raised our awareness of how vulnerable we all are to rodent pests. Then in the fall, after talking with numerous ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Unleash the cats. Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa says cat colonies are the answer to New York City’s rat problem. On Sunday, Sliwa outlined his plan to continue the ...

Could New York City's harsh winter weather end up curbing the number of rats? Here's why experts are saying don't count on it.

Families said a rat infestation is plaguing their Jefferson Park neighborhood, and they want to know why the city isn't doing more to help. They've even resorted to trapping the rats themselves.