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Posted on 10/25/2023 7:08:56 AM PDT by dennisw
THIS is America's most rodent-infested city... and it's not New York! Pest control company Orkin declares Chicago 'rattiest' city as Big Apple comes in THIRD after Los Angeles Chicago topped Orkin's rattiest cities list for the ninth year in a row Los Angeles rose to the second place as New York City dropped to the third An investigation found Chicago is ill-prepared to handle the skyrocketing rats complaints
In the rat race for 'most rodent-infested city' Chicago has taken the top spot for its ninth year in a row beating Los Angeles and New York.
Pest control company Orkin looked at the number of rodent treatments performed on both residential and commercial buildings in the past 12 months and declared the city in Illinois as the most rodent-infested city for 2023.
Los Angeles came in second and most surprisingly New York City trailed closely behind at third.
Meanwhile, Washington DC and San Francisco, remained in their same positions as last year in the top five.
Orkin entomologist Ben Hottel said: 'Rodents multiply swiftly and when an infestation is left unattended, they can cause extensive damage to homes and yards.'
'They are capable of squeezing into spaces through holes as small as a quarter, which makes it especially important to seal cracks from the outside,' he added.
Chicago has been the rattiest city in the country for eight years, despite the city's efforts to tame the rat population for nearly a decade.
Residents in Chicago made more than 50,000 rat complaints in 2022. The number is a slight decline from the prior year when more than 65,000 complaints were made, according to the city's 311 call data.
But the number is significantly higher than the rat complaints made before the pandemic.
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don’t they kill each other out on weekends and holidays?
Many rats in the disgraced White Hut and in all offices of the central socialist government.
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What an honor 🤣🤣🤣
Seriously, I had to look to see if it was Babylon Bee.
With all the diseases brought in by the unvetted immigrants, rodents will eventually be the least of their worries.
Rats run those cities, so what’s the big deal?
Those cities 🌆 🌃 🏙 are run by demonrats after all.
I once saw a rat in a dumpster that was as big as a raccoon or possum....................
Oh! The four legged kind. I saw Orkin and rats and got excited.
Not surprised - all of those cities are run by rats.
We’re Number 1!
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It’s a “hood” ornament.
This bit of news should please Chicagoans who yearn for third world status.
Two or four legged Rats?
Starting with that greasy governor they have. Geez. Take a bath. You’re drawing in the RATS.
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