BOSTON (WHDH) - A pilot program has been testing out ways to curb the Boston rat population without using poison. People in one Jamaica Plain neighborhood have been feeding rats birth control as part ...

In the article “Rat birth control pilot program draws supporters, critics” (Metro, Aug. 13), Niki Griswold describes a novel rat-control program. The story depends heavily on the account of one person ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — A rat birth control pilot program ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To address the area's rat population, the New York City Council recently passed a bill for a pilot program that will use birth ...

If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps with rodent birth ...

As the city of Boston ramps up its perpetual battle against rats, more attention has focused on unconventional strategies to eliminate rodents, including deploying rat contraceptives to suppress the ...

Starting in spring 2025, parts of Manhattan’s 7th District will participate in a yearlong pilot program implementing rat contraceptives in an effort to reduce rat sightings. A continuation of the city ...