The Chicago Transit Authority is cracking down on their rodent problem.
Huffington Post: The nation’s “rattiest city” is putting subway
rodents on birth control.
Egg loss and testicle problems await Chicago’s
rat population once the Chicago Transit Authority rolls out a rodent-specific
birth control program next year, RedEye Chicago reports.
The CTA’s new pilot program will use a semi-liquid
bait that eventually makes rats infertile when ingested multiple times.
Arizona-based rodent control company SenesTech, which makes the bait, says on
its website that the non-lethal product is “specifically formulated for rats
and does not affect other animal species or humans.”
The bait, which reportedly tastes like egg cream,
can decrease a rat’s litter size “as early as 2 weeks after ingestion,”
according to the company.
RedEye reports that rats usually become sterile
within eight to 12 weeks of exposure.
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