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Could rat birth control work in Ottawa?

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Could rat birth control work in Ottawa?

For rats in Ottawa’s Heron Park neighbourhood, Melanie Giroux has become something like the Grim Reaper. Giroux estimates she’s trapped and killed many hundreds of the rodents since her backyard became infested in 2021. That year alone, she bagged nearly 500 using black reusable traps. Despite that prolific record, Giroux said it hasn’t gotten any easier. “You … Read more

Honeybees invaded a reporter’s home, and upended everything she thought she knew about them

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Honeybees invaded a reporter’s home, and upended everything she thought she knew about them

As It Happens108:20:00Honeybees invaded a reporter’s home, and upended everything she thought she knew about them It started with a single bee. Sarah Kliff, a New York Times reporter, was working from home in Washington, D.C., a few weeks back, when she found a bee buzzing in her window.  “I thought it had just gotten … Read more