Because there’s no poison bait that’s going to bail you out of that ocean of rats.” How serious is Toronto’s rat problem? Chicago and New York record all rat complaints in a central database, whether the sightings occurred on public or private property. A 2018 study by researchers at the Lincoln Park Zoo and Landmark Pest Management found that Chicago’s rat complaints actually reflect where the most rat activity is happening. Rat control officers would visit her neighbourhood and bait in the alleyways adjacent to her home. Kaylee Byers of the Vancouver Rat Project sees rat control as a social justice issue.

Source: thestar June 05, 2019 09:00 UTC