Houstonians, be sure to keep a look out for rats as the city has been ranked in the Top 20 Rattiest Cities to live in, according to Orkin, moving up 10 spots from last year.
with the most rats. Houston has jumped up 10 spots from last year's list and is now the 20th city in the U.S. with the most rats.
According to Orkin, the Rattiest Cities List is based on the number of new rodent services with demand and the efforts residents and businesses in a city have taken to treat rodent issues.Their list ranked metro regions by the number of new rodent treatments performed from Sept.1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2023, Orkin said.
Chicago maintained their top spot on the list for the ninth straight year. Los Angeles also moved up to the second-place spot knocking New York down to third for 2023.used 2021 U.S. Census data to find the metropolitan areas with the most rat and cockroach sightings and Houston was sixth on their list.
The city had a combined rat and cockroach sighting rate of 50.4 per 100,000 residents in 2021, the study reported.Watch for gnaw marks on the walls, wood, and wiringRats can leave dark grease or dirt marks along the floor and walls
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