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The tell-tale sign of a rat problem in DC is a hole chewed through a hard plastic trash can. “The only way you can rodent proof a trash can is not to put food in it,” said Gerard Brown, who runs the ...

Barrett-Hamilton, G. E. H., and Hinton, M. A. C., "History of British Mammals" (1910–21).

According to M&M Pest Control, based in the tri-state area, approximately 3 million rats live in New York City, with most being of the Norway species or what is commonly referred to as the brown rat.