Rats have infested significant portions of almond orchards in California, where 80% of the world's supply of the product is grown. The damage from the rats has caused a significant economic loss to ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Rodent expert Roger Baldwin used to get fewer than one yearly inquiry about rat issues during most of his extended stint at the University of California, Davis, where he’s a professor ...

California has become the first state in the nation to restrict use of all blood-thinning rat poisons due to their unintended effect on mountain lions, birds of prey and other animals. Gov. Gavin ...