Summary
Health officials in Montgomery and Fairfax counties are recording an unusual increase in complaints about rats, which are feasting on the carcasses of cicadas.
The Montgomery County Health Department fields about 100 complaints about rats each June but has already logged 136 such calls this month, said Stephen Haynes, an environmental health specialist for the county.See the full content of this document
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Cicadas Are Gone, but Now Oh, Rats!
The Fairfax County Health Department received 43 rodent complaints in May 2003 but recorded 74 last month, said spokeswoman Kimberly Cordero.
"I've been working here for 16-plus years, a...See the full content of this document
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