Rats and mice creeping into your garden can be a big worry in autumn, but there is an easy way to keep them away at this stage without using poison, traps or any harsh chemicals.

Though they're not inherently dirty animals, rats scavenge in sewers and bins and can pass on serious diseases to humans. Leptospirosis (Weil's disease) is transmitted through their urine, and ...

There are some easy steps you can take to stop rats from settling in your garden - and you don't have to give up on feeding birds ...

"The good news is there are simple steps to prevent them from settling in your garden, starting with the most important one – removing their main food source, and in this case that means bird food." ...

Here's how to get rid of mice from your home, which mouse trap works best, how (and why!) they're getting inside, when to call help, and how to keep them away.

Watching the trail cam footage of wild rats in Berkeley, I can't help but smile when I spy one nibbling on a plant-based pellet. This isn't ordinary rat food, you see, it's a highly palatable ...

Gregory Moreau, a Paris district deputy mayor, is on a mission to reconcile residents with the capital's population of rats which, it is said, outnumber the inner city's two milli ...

To ensure that their endeavours are not seen as profligate or whimsical, elected officials, planning teams and city architects find their clever plans being put through rigorous financial ...

A caution has been issued to anyone putting food out for robins in their back garden as you could inadvertently harm or even kill them if you make errors. Providing food for birds ranks among ...

THERE are plenty of pesky pests you probably already know about, but this little-known one can destroy your lawn from now until spring. The larvae of some crane flies, often referred to as ...

Jeff Pope – who has also previously drawn inspiration from (deep breath) the executioner Albert Pierrepoint, the wife of Ronnie Biggs, the disappearance of Lord Lucan, the murderer Malcolm Webster, ...

Pests, including termites and roof rats, are a common problem for Arizona homeowners. Here are tips for how to prevent and control them.