Rats: Does your city have a pest problem?
- August 5, 2010 11:21 AM |
- By POV
More rats than ever are scurrying around the Halifax Regional Municipality this summer, scientists and exterminators say.
Andrew Hebda, a zoologist at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, said there has been a lot of demolition and construction in peninsular Halifax, which can disrupt the rodents.
"If you think about your average block, you've got about 75 rats per city block in here right now," he said Wednesday.
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Ottawa saw a rise in its rat population this spring, with local pest controllers fielding several calls a day from worried homeowners. Torontonians are still wary of the rodent after last summer's garbage strike caused a spike in sightings.
Not all Canadian provinces are as affected by the pest, Alberta claims to be rat-free, maintaining that there are no rat populations within its borders.
Do you have a pest problem in your city? What have you seen in your community?
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