Notes from the Green Truck

Although mice and rats are active year-round, spring and fall are when rodents cause the most trouble for New Jersey home and business owners. Their narrow skulls and flexible bodies allow rodents to squirm through small cracks and holes to get inside buildings. A mouse can wriggle through a space no bigger than a dime; [...]

The rat problem in New York City remains unsolved, and it seems to be getting worse all the time. In lower Manhattan, construction works have caused thousands of rats to emerge from their hideouts, and they have settled in nearby public housing areas. These dreaded creatures are making life distressful for many residents, and it [...]

Rats are more than just an unsightly houseguest.  They are known to spread over 70 diseases too.  Back in the Middle Ages they were considered the main source for spreading the Black Plague.  In today’s world, we need to be especially careful of the likes of bubonic plague, typhus, and leptospirosis, to name just a [...]

Vancouver officials are milling over information to see if new regulations need to be put in place for developers of new buildings.  The debate is whether developers should be required to exterminate for rats prior to demolition or prior building any new structures.  Developers are not balking at the idea, but have acknowledged that they [...]