Park's exterminators Shawn Adams and Jorge Berenguer showed News 12 how they use "rat ice," which is carbon dioxide - or smoke, which is carbon monoxide. The Park's Department says it uses ice and ...

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 ...

New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to poison or a slow, brutal death.

Neighbors on Plymouth's northwest side say a rat problem is forcing them to set traps, hire exterminators and lobby city hall for help.

The Park's Department says it uses ice and smoke to eradicate rats. Adon Berishaj, the supervisor for Bronx Parks, says teams of exterminators visit the borough's parks weekly and search for rat ...