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A family in Southhampton, England, shared a video with the Southern Daily Echo of dozens of rats roaming their neighbor's yard. Ali Khan believes his neighbor is feeding the rodents. Khan tells the newspaper his children are afraid to go outside and that the family dog has been attacked by the rats....

Athletes who played the first rounds of Olympic golf in 112 years were warned of the native wildlife they might come across during the competition. Luckily, none have been harmed......

A box of weasel gland oil was stolen from a vehicle owned by New Zealand pest control company Goodnature, The New Zealand Herald (TNZH) reports. The thief — or thieves......

Pest management professionals (PMP) in Dublin, Ireland, have treated for more rat infestations than for insects this summer, reports the Irish Daily Mirror. Normally, pest control companies see a higher......

Toronto-based Abell Pest Control used Pokémon Go to recruit new employees, the company revealed in a news release. Abell's human resources team placed 100 "lures" throughout downtown Toronto that attracted dozens of Pokémon players. Through the app, lures can be placed at locations, or PokéStops, to attract other Pokémon....

Rentokil Initial is collaborating with Google and PA Consulting Group (PA) to launch its digital pest control products, Rentokil revealed in a news release. In the future, the companies plan to develop “next......

One of the latest techniques to help stop the spread of the Zika virus, Microsoft’s new Project Premonition is using drones to seek out the disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. By......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb2d8ewbFDY The New Zealand government plans to implement a new project to eliminate the entire nation of introduced invasive species by 2050. The prime minister, John Key, made the announcement......

Big Bug Hunt is a new online citizen science project that documents pest behavior so gardeners can be notified of possible pests in their area. Growing Interactive is behind the initiative,......

One New Zealand researcher is studying the phases of the moon and its effect on nocturnal pests such as possums and rats, reports Radio New Zealand. A Lincoln University ecology......