Rats
How property owners can help prevent the spread of invasive rats in BC
The Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society is advocating for Thompson-Okanagan area residents to stop the…
Why you better get used to living with rats in Kamloops, Okanagan
Rats. They damage buildings, electrical wires and crops with teeth that are sharp enough to…
Kelowna fourth rattiest place in Canada; Vernon in top 20
Kelowna is the third rattiest city in B.C. and the fourth rattiest in Canada. A…
Invasive rats are squeaking into new areas, expanding in B.C.
Rats moved into the Okanagan Valley roughly a decade ago and, left unchecked, their populations…
Kelowna, Vernon make top 10 rattiest cities in B.C. list
Kelowna and Vernon are in the top 10 of the rattiest cities in British Columbia,…
If poison isn’t the answer, how should the Interior get rid of its rat infestation?
Experts won't even guess how many are here, and no one is entirely sure how…
You dirty rat: The vermin have spread to the Shuswap
Residents in the Shuswap trying to deal with a growing rat problem, weren’t likely to…
Vernon and Kelowna make top 20 list of ‘rattiest’ cities in B.C.
Two Okanagan cities have made a rather infamous provincewide list. Pest control company ORKIN Canada…
Got rats? The B.C. SPCA has some tips on how to keep them away
Rats used to be far from B.C. but they've made their way into the Thompson-Okanagan…
5 things you can do right now to avoid attracting rats
After 20 years of living in Vernon's East Hill neighbour, Clint Batchelor had never seen…
Looking for a forever home; Kamloops SPCA pet of the week
KAMLOOPS – Two is better than one in the case of brothers Dexter and Pixel…
West Kelowna wants to take rat problem to the province
WEST KELOWNA – West Kelowna city hall has received so many rat complaints they want…
Tips on how to rat proof your Okanagan home for winter
KELOWNA – Across the Okanagan residents are getting ready for winter. And so are rats…
Homeowners beware: That scratching sound you hear could be rats in the roof
PENTICTON – With the arrival of autumn and cooler temperatures here in the Thompson-Okanagan, an…
Winter perfect time to control rodent infestations
KELOWNA - Winter is the perfect time to trap and kill rats and mice, the City of Kelowna says. Cold weather limits food sources forcing the rodents to search further afield for food, including inside houses, urban forestry supervisor Blair Stewart says in a media release. Baited traps are more effective during food scarcity, Stewart...