Roof rat climbing tree branch - Heather Broccard-bell/Getty Images Your home is supposed to be your haven. But if roof rats are keeping you up at night with all their scratching and scurrying sounds, ...

Arizona is known for scorpions, tara n tulas and other scary bugs, but that's not all. We also have roof rats. Roof rats thrive in close proximity to humans. People unwittingly attract roof rats by ...

CHANDLER, AZ — It’s the busy season for roof rats and pest control experts say they’re plaguing neighborhoods across the Valley. Roof rats are common throughout the state but Zach Jolley with Lunar ...

The bill is drawing concern from pest control companies and critics who argue rat control should fall on property owners, not the state.🐀 ...

As roof-rat activity begins to increase, Maricopa County Environmental Services is urging residents to clear their trees of citrus fruit. “Arcadia, central Phoenix, Ahwatukee, different areas tend to ...

The Valley’s citrus season attracts unwelcome roof rats to the households of many Tempe residents, with most complaints reported between November and January, city officials said. Rats are more ...

It’s fall, meaning citrus trees are loaded with fruit and roof rats must not be far behind. These rodents are more than annoying — they’re destructive. Roof rats chew up engine-compartment wiring, ...

Rentokil is the world’s largest pest control company, operating in 90 countries worldwide. Its 2024 State of the Rodent Report is out. If you don’t like rats, this document is not comforting, and its ...

A bill to address a growing rat issue has failed to advance. Senate Bill 1271 sought to use GIS mapping to track Norway Rats and Roof Rats’ movements across the state and develop a statewide ...

Dorothy Daniels Anderson is cautious about an absence of roof rats. "I haven’t seen anything, I haven’t heard anything," the Arcadia resident said, then added, "My fruit is still green." While the ...

Roof rats are common in Arizona's urban and suburban areas, often found in trees, on roofs, and in dense landscaping. Signs of roof rats include small, pointed droppings, gnaw marks, and scratching ...

Rats! Barry Paceley’s got them, but like the guy with the proverbial pile of lemons, Paceley has made lemonade — which, as residents of the tony Arcadia neighborhood know, is a roof rat’s favorite ...