Some Tri-Citians are reporting something they say they’ve never seen before in the Tri-Cities — rats. Reports of sightings have popped up in neighborhood social media groups, including in south ...

Roof rat climbing tree branch - Heather Broccard-bell/Getty Images Your home is supposed to be your haven. But if roof rats are keeping you up at night with all their scratching and scurrying sounds, ...

It’s fall, meaning citrus trees are loaded with fruit and roof rats must not be far behind. These rodents are more than annoying — they’re destructive. Roof rats chew up engine-compartment wiring, ...

Conditions are ripe for an upsurge in the roof rat populations that have pestered several East Valley neighborhoods in recent years. "Now that the weather is cooler, they are getting more active and ...

The Valley’s citrus season attracts unwelcome roof rats to the households of many Tempe residents, with most complaints reported between November and January, city officials said. Rats are more ...

With winter coming to an end and citrus tree yields on the rise, Tempe residents may find an unwanted houseguest living upstairs. The roof rat, a dark brown rodent first discovered in east Phoenix in ...

Rentokil is the world’s largest pest control company, operating in 90 countries worldwide. Its 2024 State of the Rodent Report is out. If you don’t like rats, this document is not comforting, and its ...

Picture it: you're laying in bed, winding down for the night when you hear it – a dastardly scratching coming from above.

One evening after everyone had gone to bed and our home was quiet, we detected scratching coming from the ceiling. A visit to the attic the following morning revealed long, cylindrical pellets on the ...

As roof-rat activity begins to increase, Maricopa County Environmental Services is urging residents to clear their trees of citrus fruit. “Arcadia, central Phoenix, Ahwatukee, different areas tend to ...

Roof rats have made it to Mesa and Glendale, Maricopa County confirmed Thursday. About a week ago, a Mesa resident near Dobson and Guadalupe roads called in a complaint about rats, so the county ...

As kid growing up Canby, Oregon, Alain Bernik used to love catching rats to keep as pets. Now 53 and living in San Antonio, he still wrangles rodents as a pest control operator who prefers to contain ...