Rats in the District are about to find their favorite trash alleys a lot less friendly. D.C. Health is launching a pilot program that will feed the city’s rodents non-lethal fertility-control bait, part of a rotating strategy meant to shrink the exploding rat population without relying only on poison. Inspectors will cycle through different tactics in three-week rounds, then stick with whatever appears to work best. Officials are stressing this is a controlled experiment folded into the city’s broader integrated pest management plan, not a sudden abandonment of traditional methods.
How the pilot will work
According to WUSA9, D.C. Health inspectors will rotate three approaches in three-week cycles: a non-lethal fertility-control bait, a…..