RATS are rarely welcome in your garden and they are more likely to enter your home during the colder months as they seek ...

Rats are likely to be a nuisance in gardens and greenhouses in spring when gardeners are just beginning to grow new plants, ...

Chicago has been named the “rattiest” city for 10 years running, according to pest control company Orkin, and efforts to ...

Taking the time to eliminate any items rodents might be attracted to, and to introduce strong odours into your home, is a simple yet highly effective strategy to keep both mice and rats at bay.

Pregnant rats also have heightened awareness and are challenging to eliminate. “These make trapping rats difficult. This also suggests that it’s almost impossible to replicate the efforts.

“The thinking is, you want a poison that’s going to kill the rats and the mice but is not going to cause them to die immediately in your walls and cause a smell,” Mertz said. One of the ...