CORVALLIS – Seeing rats in the backyard or, worse yet, in the house, can send people into panic mode, and for good reason. “There are definite social norms that say if you have rodents living near you ...

Nothing quite strikes terror in your heart like finding rats in your home, whether you're an animal lover or not. These rodents can not only carry disease, but they ...

Cranston considers rat birth control and possums as possible strategies, while Providence is starting to use a liquid form of rodent birth control. But experts emphasize a more basic strategy: cutting ...