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Warmer winters, denser living conditions, less vegetation, and limited rat control resources also contributed to the growth in urban rat populations.

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Rats and other rodents like mice seek shelter, food and warmth in winter and preventing an infestation is better than removing one, says an expert.

maybe even three or four weeks across the entire year where those rats can be above ground foraging, acquiring more food and maybe squeezing out one or two more reproductive cycles.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A rat ...