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maybe even three or four weeks across the entire year where those rats can be above ground foraging, acquiring more food and maybe squeezing out one or two more reproductive cycles," Richardson says.

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Rat populations are rising in cities including ... An extra week or two of foraging can result in one or two more reproductive cycles, accelerating population growth, he said.

we do expect that the warmer temperatures – particularly during the colder times of the year – will increase the time rats spend above ground foraging for food." An extra week or two of foraging can ...