Philadelphia is one of the"rattiest" spots in the country, according to a national pest control company.
"Chicago continues its first-place run in the rat race, topping Orkin’s Top 50 Rattiest Cities List for the ninth year in a row,"Los Angeles crawled ahead of New York to take the second spot on the list. Washington, D.C., and San Francisco rounded out Orkin's Top 5. Orkin doesn't get into the exact details of how they compile the list, but said it's based off the"number of new rodent treatments performed from Sept.1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2023" in each region.See photos of the mysterious deep-sea creature that washed onto a California beach
“Rodents multiply swiftly and when an infestation is left unattended, they can cause extensive damage to homes and yards,” Orkin entomologist Ben Hottel said. “Rats are capable of squeezing into spaces through holes as small as a quarter, which makes it especially important to seal cracks from the outside.”Of course, if you have mice or rats, you don't need to use Orkin to get rid of the problem as you can contact an exterminator of your choice.