California’s Half-Billion Dollar Rodent Crisis: A Looming Threat to Tree Nut Growers AgNet August 7, 2025 On today’s AgNet News Hour, we’re sounding the alarm on a major, yet underreported crisis: California’s tree nut industry is being ravaged by a surge in rodent populations and the stakes are climbing toward a staggering half-billion dollars in damage. … Read More from California’s Half-Billion Dollar Rodent Crisis: A Looming Threat to Tree Nut Growers Read Article
Rodent-driven store closures raising questions about state rodenticide ban August 11, 2025 The Whole Foods Market in Cupertino has been closed for more than three months following a serious rodent infestation. According to some experts, the prolonged closure may have something to do with a recent California law that restricts the use of anticoagulant rat poisons. … Read More from Rodent-driven store closures raising questions about state rodenticide ban Read Article
New York declares total war on prolific rat population The Straits Times August 9, 2025 New York is waging a war on multiple fronts to combat the near-ubiquitous rats that plague city streets and the subways, and that leave some residents afraid to let their children walk on sidewalks. … Read More from New York declares total war on prolific rat population Read Article