Rat birth control on the table as Baltimore City Council ponders pest problem
It was one of several options explored this week by a Baltimore City Council committee gathered to discuss the city’s rat ...
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Baltimore to deploy rat contraceptives in effort to reduce, control population
Rats can be seen crawling all over the place across Baltimore City. They’re beefy and foul-smelling in addition to carrying nasty bacteria, viruses and parasites. Norway rats — also known as ...
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City to deploy unconventional method to control rats
Rats can be seen crawling all over the place across Baltimore City. They're beefy and foul-smelling in addition to carrying nasty bacteria, viruses and parasites. Norway rats — also known as ...
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Rat birth control is coming to Baltimore City
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Department of Public Works plans to use a contraceptive, ContraPest, to reduce intrusive rat populations, the department said in a statement. “The ...
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Oh rats! Rat populations spike in cities due to warming temperatures, study says
Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying across their cities — and they're not imagining an influx. Rat populations ...
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Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies
Based on individual trends within cities, Washington was by far the leader in rat increases, followed by San Francisco, Toronto, New York City and Amsterdam. Washington’s rising rat reporting ...
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Baltimore Adopts Evolve™ Rodent Birth Control for Integrated Pest Management Targeting Rodent Overpopulation
In a recent interview, Guy Bell, Chief of the Property Management Division at the Baltimore City Department of Public Works, emphasized the importance of this initiative: "If we can stop the rats ...