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[quote=Anonymous]I have had really good experience with the rodent czar in DC over the years. He is responsive and works hard to address the issue and follow up. His team even takes on NPS property issues particularly during federal shutdowns.

The ongoing rat epidemic exploded with work at home during the pandemic. Rodents which used to ply their trade in the vicinity of restaurants relocated to a more than ample source of proteins in residential trash. The other issue is the proliferation of sidewalk and streetery outdoor dining. Construction projects involving excavation have only added to the issue. I have never seen anything like it in 20 years snd have been in communication with the alley cats program (we already have a couple of outdoor cats making the rounds on the block). So trash now goes out before sundown.

DC will treat burrows in your front, rear or side yards but the disconnect is they will no longer set bait traps in paved alleyways where rodents run free. To its credit our ANC has been very proactive for a long time in getting restaurants to utilized indoor trash storage in protected containers.

I don’t know what the answer is but there’s a fair amount of blame to go around. [/quote]

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