A crackdown on rats in Mission Bay Park appears to be working. San Diego County health officials began attacking an infestation over the summer. KPBS reporter Andrew Phelps has details.
Vector-control experts conducted the first large-scale "rat survey." Turns out the rodents were gorging on trash and picnic scraps at the park. The Union-Tribune reports an exterminator put rat poison in the most infested areas. The city is also cleaning up dead palm fronds — that's like free housing for rats. The newspaper reports that program has cost about $4,000.
County health experts say education is the first defense against rats. That's why the county offers a " rat control self-help video " on its Web site.
Health experts say you can request a free inspection, if you smell a rat.
Andrew Phelps, KPBS News.
