Q. I have noticed a lot of rat activity in my garden this spring – more than I’ve ever seen! What can I do to at least keep them out of my house? The heavier rains earlier this year have caused the ...

Rats are a nuisance in the garden. They damage plants, leave droppings, and carry diseases. But there are many simple, inexpensive DIY strategies to help you learn how to keep rats out of the garden.

Rats are a common, annoying problem for gardeners. They damage garden crops and ornamental plantings; eat and contaminate food, damage structures and property; and transmit parasites and diseases.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams showed ...

Rat catchers may need to up their game. The distress shown by a trapped rat will encourage another rat to spring the trap and free the rodent. The finding suggests the common pest shows a level of ...

NEW YORK – New York City’s long war against a rising rat population could soon feature a new weapon—a trap that drowns the rodents in a solution with alcohol, reports the New York Post. Brooklyn ...

GREEN BAY - Brown County residents who go to the Saturday Farmers Market June 30 can come home with something other than fruits and vegetables: a free rat trap. About 1,500 rat traps will be available ...

A Detroit suburb is spending about $400,000 on rat traps in an effort to keep the rodents out of its city. Jim Fouts, the mayor of Warren, Michigan, said the city approved $275,000 last year for ...