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Published on Feb 20, 2019
City sickers: How healthy are Chicago's rats?
When talking about our project, we sometimes hear: "are we sure we want healthy rats?"Although humans do their best to keep rat populations low, we undoubtedly do not want diseased rats living near...
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Published on Feb 14, 2019
Where are Chicago's rattiest neighborhoods?
Chicagoans seem to like complaining about two things: the weather and rats. We complain about rats a LOT, more than any other city in the US, according to this report by RentHop (https://bit.ly/2Gp...
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Published on Feb 04, 2019
Rats and the City: What we learned from alleys
To study Chicago's rats, we teamed up with Landmark Pest Management and went right to the heart of the urban jungle - your friendly neighborhood alley.Some blocks have ten times more rat complaints...
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Thank you, Tara! Glad it was useful.
Apr 01, 2019
The impacts of rodent control on disease risk in urban areas
View commentThank you for your support, Jonathan! We appreciate it!
Feb 27, 2019
The impacts of rodent control on disease risk in urban areas
View commentThank you Alice! :)
Feb 21, 2019
The impacts of rodent control on disease risk in urban areas
View commentThank you for your interest, Leonard!
For the first phase of this project we are studying those six rodenticides because they can be measured simultaneously in the same laboratory test, which helps with project costs and interpreting the results. We may look at other commonly used rodenticides following this analysis.
Feb 19, 2019
The impacts of rodent control on disease risk in urban areas
View commentThank you for your support, Gary, and getting the word out! I will be in touch.
Feb 14, 2019
The impacts of rodent control on disease risk in urban areas
View commentThank you for your interest, Steve! I'll send you an email to discuss further.
Feb 08, 2019
The impacts of rodent control on disease risk in urban areas
View commentThanks very much for your support, Mark! We'll be sure to share our conclusions as they unfold.
Feb 05, 2019
The impacts of rodent control on disease risk in urban areas
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