For as long as people have built cities, rats have found ways to move in right alongside them. They don’t bake you pies to welcome you to the neighborhood, pay taxes, contribute to the local economy, or appear on tourism sites, and yet, they’ve become permanent residents in many of America’s largest urban hubs.
While a rat sighting can be an unpleasant surprise, to say the least, it’s usually a symptom of a deeper issue. Crowded cities deliver the perfect recipe for rodent activity: lots of food, plenty of hiding places, and complex infrastructure that’s hard to monitor and maintain. As a result, some metropolitan areas have become known for combating far more than just traffic and rising housing costs.
Recent pest control data from MightyMite Termite Services reveals which U.S. cities face the biggest rodent challenges and why these unwelcome neighbors continue to flourish.
WHY CITIES ARE SO APPEALING TO RATS
From a rat’s perspective, city life has its advantages…