Reports of unusually large rats have homeowners increasingly concerned about protecting their outdoor spaces. These rodents are particularly drawn to garden buildings and areas where food or shelter ...

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.

Across Chicago, a growing problem is causing serious headaches for car owners. Rats are infesting vehicles, gnawing on critical components and leading to costly repairs. This rodent issue is turning a ...

Rats are common where food, water, and shelter are easy to find. Signs of rat activity in your yard include holes 2 to 4 inches in diameter, rat droppings, and partially eaten fruits and vegetables in ...

Arizona is known for scorpions, tara n tulas and other scary bugs, but that's not all. We also have roof rats. Roof rats thrive in close proximity to humans. People unwittingly attract roof rats by ...

A whacky government cartoon warned Seattle residents how to deal with rats that might climb up from flooded sewers into toilets – but social media just couldn’t take it seriously.

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas ...

Rats finding their way through plumbing and up through toilets is nothing new. But after heavy rain and flooding, like the ...

Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and readily adapt to many settings, from farms to the world’s largest cities. To control them, people often resort to ...

Nothing quite strikes terror in your heart like finding rats in your home, whether you're an animal lover or not. These rodents can not only carry disease, but they ...