Although many types of pests can infiltrate your yard and home, rats can be one of the most disconcerting. House rats are bigger, stronger, and often more aggressive than mice. They also bite.

Rats can leap from trees and shrubs to reach a gap in your home. Repel the rats. After cleaning up your home and yard, use essential oils such as peppermint or eucalyptus to keep rats away.

Mayor Adams may be making strides in his administration’s war on rats, but he’s struggling with a battle closer to home – a ...

Place it around decks, garden structures, and around the perimeter of your yard where rats might be attracted. "Create a border of herbs like basil, thyme, and echinacea around the outside of your ...

Jane Rohling has lived in Eagle for 25 years, and has caught about 15 rats in her yard in the past four years – the first one in 2020. “I was sitting at my kitchen counter, looked out the door ...