Norway Rat

One legislative candidate weighs in on the lack of a coordinated rat elimination plan in Idaho.

Idaho lawmakers are teaming up for a coordinated response to the growing rat problem in the Treasure Valley, citing health risks and costly property damage.

With Norway rats able to multiply into the thousands in a single year, pest control officials say the Treasure Valley's growing infestation is a numbers game that could quickly spiral.

Residents of the growing town of Eagle, Idaho, are encountering a nuisance usually associated with big cities: swarms of rats. In Eagle that includes the acrobatic roof rat.