A collection of the latest rodent articles featuring island conservation, rodent control and human interest stories from around the world.
Leaf-toed geckos were thought to be locally extinct on Rabida Island, but the diminutive reptiles have re-emerged after a campaign to eliminate invasive rats …
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Anton Wolfaardt has mice on his mind: the South African scientist is leading a project to free Marion Island, 1,900km southeast of Cape Town, of the rodents. …
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Researchers from Rutgers University and Johns Hopkins University have shown that effective pest control alone, without additional environmental intervention, can significantly reduce mouse allergens in low-income housing, helping to mitigate asthma risks in vulnerable populations …
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated that heat waves have become more frequent and more extreme in recent decades, especially in metropolitan areas. How does extreme heat impact rodent pressure? It’s a mixed bag, according to results from a recent PCT reader poll. …
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Chicago health officials are sounding the alarm over multiple recent cases of leptospirosis, a disease blamed for roughly 60,000 annual deaths globally. …
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Texas is seeing an explosion of cases of typhus, a disease that, if untreated, can be fatal. The state now reports the most flea-borne typhus cases in the nation, and that more than 6,700 cases were recorded from 2008–2023, with about 70% of patients hospitalized and 14 deaths attributed over that span. …
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