Rats in your basement or yard are bad enough. But roof rats? They earn their name, and they aren't something you want. Here's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including ...

NORTH ATTLEBORO - A growing rat problem in North Attleboro has residents and town officials disagreeing on what's causing it - the demolition of an old building or trash. "Since the Webster Building ...

Lawmakers have spent hours debating a surge in rats menacing Boise-area homes and threatening agriculture and public health. Some blamed people moving from blue states.

New York City is famous for its sights—not least its giant piles of trash bags. And those have made the city so ripe for rat infestation that Mayor Eric Adams is calling a national summit to tackle ...

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 ...

"I think it's a fundamental duty of government to take care of infestations such as this," Idaho state Rep. John Gannon said.