Orkin Names Chicago ‘Rattiest City In America’

cbs chicago ^ | 10-13-2014

[Citizen Zed]

Chicago is the rattiest city in America, according to pest control company Orkin. The company released a top 20 list with Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and New York City trailing Chicago.

“Each city on this list is a major urban area that provides ideal conditions for rats and mice to thrive,” said entomologist and Orkin Technical Services Director Ron Harrison, Ph.D. in the release.

The list was based soley on the number of treatments performed by Orkin in the past year.

Orkin estimates rats and mice invade 21 million American homes each year and one-third of Americans saw a rodent in their home according to a 2013 study.

[terycarl]

I see rodents every day, they are the cutest chipmunks in the world and they chase each other over my patio....while my cat watches and sometimes chases them.(NEVER comes close to catching them)

[RedMDer]

Rats!

Help Free Republic rid us of Rats!

[Stormdog]

“I wore that shirt for years, but I could not tell you what group/performer it was for.”

UB40 “Rat in the Kitchen” 1986.

[jocon307]

Great, I knew someone would know!

[Stormdog]

I’m not that smart. I just got curious and looked it up.

[Senator_Blutarski]

For $1000 I can get you a positive City of Chicago sanitation inspection report you can post in the kitchen.

Of course, you'll need a new report every month...

[jocon307]

I told hubby and he said “riiiiiiight”.

[a fool in paradise]

This calls for a new official Chicago theme song!

RATTY RATTY by MASKMAN AND THE AGENTS

[GeronL]

lol

[Daffynition]

I know, New Yawkers get a bad rap 'round these parts. But this group of vigilantes and their dogs are dealing with the RAT problem, in their own way.

In Manhattan Alleys, Dogs on Rat Hunts Find Bags of Fun