Hey, mice!
The Big Apple is America's most rodent-infested city, according to new data, which will hardly surprise New Yorkers who have seen parks, playgrounds and subway stations overrun with pests.
Terminix, a pest control company 50 most rodent infested cities This is based on which locations use their services the most, with New York coming out on top.
Last year, despite Mayor Eric Adams Appointing a “Rat Tsar” To help ease the infestation, residents across the five boroughs are frequently calling Terminix for their services.
The second most rodent-infested city in the US was San Francisco.
Los Angeles ranked third, while Philadelphia and Washington DC rounded out the top 5.
However, when we look at the states as a whole, New York didn’t come out on topAccording to Yelp.
It turns out that California leads the nation in rodent-related pest-control searches, followed by Wyoming, Washington, D.C., New Mexico and Wisconsin.
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And it seems the pest problem has the whole country in trouble.
Yelp reports that national interest in pest control increased by 165% in June 2024 compared to June 2023.
This sharp increase was found when examining the number of times each query was entered per million searches.
Meanwhile, New York City saw a 107% increase in the number of “rodent killer” searches in June 2024 compared to June 2023, Yelp exclusively told The Post.
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But when the Post contacted the sanitation department, it said A statement from May The report said that in 12 of the last 13 months, the incidence of rat sightings was less compared to the previous year.
Joshua Goodman, DSNY's deputy commissioner of public affairs and customer experience, previously claimed, “Our efforts to get this waste off the streets and into secure, rodent-resistant containers are succeeding.”
In fact, New York City leaders have launched ambitious plans to better manage all types of waste, including by requiring residents to Separate their food and yard scraps From other wastes, introduction new trash and recycling bins And Limiting the hours that street litter remains on the street – But many people still complain about the overflowing garbage dump.
Other city efforts include Use of dry ice To eliminate rodents and mice Proposed rat birth control programIn addition to appointing Kathleen Corradi of the city The first rat tsar on an annual salary of $155,000.
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signs of a rat invasion
- Small messes in the house, behind drawers and cabinets, and on the floor and along the walls
- Holes or gnaw marks in food packaging
- chewed wire or floor molding
- Urine stains in corners of cabinets, drawers, or behind cabinets
- Footprints and tail prints in the dust
- Debris for nest building (chewed paper, cardboard, insulation, other fibrous materials)
- Scratching or denting the walls
