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A look at Bay Area's rise in rats as CA cracks down on poisons harmful to wildlife
Gilbert Jaimez specializes in rodent-proofing homes - and right now he says he's busier than ever before."I have been just running up and down the freeways all day from San Ramon today to Martinez to Orinda, Oakland, everywhere there's rats," Jaimez said.Jaimez owns Ratman Pest and Termite Control.Jaimez said his approach is not to poison or trap first - but to figure out how mice and rats are getting into homes.MORE: 'Birdseed Lady' speaks out on excessive piles of seeds dumped around SF neighborhoodA woman known as the "Birdseed Lady," is speaking out after allegedly dumping pounds of seeds and...
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