WHDH

7 Investigates: Birth control tested as a way to solve local cities’ rat problems

MALDEN, MASS. (WHDH) - Rats are increasingly pestering neighbors in Malden. “They run around the day like they own the neighborhood,” said Ryan Newhall. “They’re huge, they’re like this big and I’m ...
Newsweek

Pest Control Innovation Sees 70% Fewer Rats in Major City’s Neighborhood

A neighborhood in Boston has been testing a pilot program that uses birth control for rats to decrease the city's pest population, 7News Boston reported. In Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood in southern ...
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Chicago rat birth control pilot program expansion shows promise in Lincoln Park

Chicago's rodent problem is well known, but a new pilot program testing rat birth control to curb the population in problem areas is underway to help rein it in. Rat birth control are light brown ...
New York Post

NYC to control rat population with birth-control pills instead of poison: Saving ‘lots of precious little lives’

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 ...
Yahoo

New York has tried poison, traps, and birth control to fix its pest problem. Rat researchers say the city should focus on its people instead.

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 ...