Rats are a common, annoying problem for gardeners. They damage garden crops and ornamental plantings; eat and contaminate food, damage structures and property; and transmit parasites and diseases.

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Boston 25 News got an up close and personal look at new rodent-killing technology being tested in sewers along Boston’s Italian mecca on Hanover Street. 27 mechanical sewer traps installed underneath ...

Both cities are now using the Anticimex SMART boxes, which sense, trap, kill, and track the rats. An electric rat trap is seen along the bike path in Somerville. This week the city distributed 50 ...

Cities across the northeast are seeing a spike in complaints about rats. With high-tech traps and carbon monoxide gas, the Boston area is taking on its growing problem. It's a war that stretches back ...