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Climate change means more mice, demand for pest control
Indianapolis, IN
Ava Dickman, a technician with AAA Exterminating Inc., refills rodenticide in a bait station to exterminate mice and rats outside a home in Indianapolis, Monday, May 16, 2022. Scientists say climate change is likely contributing to a rodent boom that is making more work for pest control experts. (Credit: AP Photo/Casey Smith)
Climate Nexus Hot News Summary:
The extra mice in your house this winter may not entirely be the result of you not cleaning your kitchen thoroughly, the AP reports. As climate change makes winters warmer, white-footed mouse populations are rising as more are able to survive the winter. All this combines to increase mouse populations and allow them to spread further north.
Full Story: AP
Climate Signals Background: Vector-Borne Disease Risk Increase
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