Just thinking about it probably gives you the heebie jeebies: You are pretty sure you saw a roof rat near your patio. You've also seen some of the common signs of a roof-rat infestation, such as ...

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 ...

Ending a nearly four-year battle over unpaid legal fees, Drinker Biddle won a $1.78 million award in a Pennsylvania state court. According to the ABA Journal, it started in 2006 when Agri-Zap Inc. had ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson famously said, "Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door." But a California company says that when it achieved that goal and won a patent for a device ...

Dave Woodward is not afraid to talk about the rat problem in Oakland County. "There is a problem and we need to combat it, but simple extermination is not the key. We need to get a plan into action," ...

DEAR JOAN: After roof rats started to destroy my winter vegetable garden of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, I tried rat traps baited with peanut butter. What I found out is that Oregon ...