D.C.’s rat problem might have gotten worse

It already seems to be like there could also be a rise this 12 months in 311 service requests about rats this 12 months, Gerard Brown, this system supervisor for the DC Well being Rodent and Vector Management Division, tells Axios.

What’s taking place: With extra folks working from residence, town has seen extra requires rat abatement.

By the numbers: There have been 6,141 service requests to date this 12 months to deal with rats in D.C. Final 12 months, 13,373 requests have been made.

The way it works: When DC Well being will get a name for a rat infestation, they deal with the rat burrows with a mixture of powdered rodenticide and carbon monoxide to suffocate the rodents.

• At a remedy exterior an condominium constructing in Brightwood final Friday, employees injected the rodenticide into holes, then coated them with filth as some rats tried to flee.
• Town will then return to the positioning of the criticism in 14 days to see if the issue is solved or if they should re-treat the world, Brown says.

Be good: D.C. says residents ought to hold tight lids on trash cans and forestall them from overflowing to keep away from attracting rats.

• Residents can name 311 with rodent complaints.