Logan Kimball loves rats. He grew up with four as pets — Norway browns, like the pests, though altogether different in temperament than wild rats. As a kid, he found himself amazed by their ingenuity. These days, his familiarity with rats is coming in handy: As owner of Boise Pest Pros, a growing part of his job is to kill them around Ada County.
“We’re easily getting 10 times more calls than we had even a few years ago,” he said. “We deal with rats all the time.”
From what he’s seen on the job, rats are here to stay across the Treasure Valley. He’s seen them from Northwest Eagle to Southwest Boise. Locals have spotted both Norway rats — the classic brown subway rat — and roof rats, a smaller, agile species that prefers high perches…