‘Oh rats!’: Confronting a rodent infestation in western Idaho

‘Oh rats!’: Confronting a rodent infestation in western Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Rats and rodents were front and center at a public hearing today in Boise.As reports of a rat infestation in the Treasure Valley flood the media, Ada County Director of Weed & Pest Abatement Adam Schroeder said the county is not currently authorized to target the rat population, nor have they been named an invasive species. He played video of rats crawling around inside a home in northwest Boise.“It's very alarming when, yo…

Ahh rats: Public forum held to urge Idaho lawmakers to tackle rat issue

Idaho lawmakers held a forum Thursday to address the growing Norway rat population in Eagle. What began as one sighting in 2022 is now a weekly complaint.

State leaders discuss action plan for Eagle rat problem spreading across Treasure Valley

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'Nuclear Bomb' Of Invasive Rats That Exploded In Boise Can Threaten Wyoming

Wyoming isn’t immune to a rat invasion like the infestation taking place in Boise that one exterminator called “a nuclear bomb of rats.” Spikes in rat populations can result from favorable conditions, such as mild winters, a Wyoming zoology professor said.