The exterminator company Orkin says that, for the first time, Los Angeles tops its list of Top 50 Rattiest Cities, a dubious distinction based on U.S. locales with the most calls for new rodent ...

Rats aren't just a nuisance. They can carry diseases and are a leading causes of property damage. One community in ...

Shoppers and vendors at the Foggy Bottom farmers market said renovations by the University improved lighting, increased seating options and addressed a rat infestation, making the market a more ...

Detroit ranked seventh among the top U.S. cities battling rodent infestations, alongside Flint at 42nd and Grand Rapids at 25th on the list of the nation’s “rattiest” cities.

Rats are no one's favorite houseguests, but you might be inviting them in without even realizing it. Here's the fall cleanup ...

National Rodent Awareness week started Oct. 19 and while we didn’t really know that was a thing, it’s time to start thinking about ways to deter the critters and keep them out for good. With Georgia’s ...

At night, you can hear them before you see them. Beneath piled trash bags comes the faint rustle and scratch that makes every Bostonian’s skin crawl — then the slick blur of fur and a long tail ...

Rat complaints in Washington, D.C. have surged nearly 13-fold over the past decade. New York’s "rat-resistant bin" strategy appears to be working while D.C. struggles to keep up. Experts say the ...

Scurrying around the blood-soaked dioramas and giant skeletons popping up on suburban lawns this October, you may find a red-eyed and sharp-fanged rubber rat or two. Because of their perceived ...

The visual was both striking and unsettling: dozens of rats scurrying about a property in the heart of downtown Huntington this summer. In videos that went viral, they were seen taking over a vacant ...

A local chef, says he isn’t afraid of anything, but the countless rats scurrying around throughout Beacon Hill are starting to get on his nerves. The rats don’t seem to be afraid of anything either.

Diego Osorno, executive chef at a Beacon Hill restaurant, The Paramount, says he isn’t afraid of anything, but the countless rats he’s seen scurrying throughout Beacon Hill are starting to get on his ...