France home insurance: Do policies pay out for rat damage? Insured or not, it is recommended to take quick action to call out pest control in the case of infestations
Marseille follows Toulouse in using ferrets to flush out rats Ferrets are natural hunters of rats. The Connexion interviewed a Toulouse councillor about the initiative last year
‘My career change in France was all thanks to a rat problem’ In the UK Robert Moon was a private eye but rodents in his French house – plus a friend’s help – kicked off an unlikely new profession as a pest controller
news Paris and Marseille in top 10 most rat-infested cities in the world Rats are increasingly being identified as a health risk in the cities, and a Paris rat even made an appearance on Spanish TV last week
Toulouse uses ferrets to control rats which now number one per human City councillor says the animals are proving an eco-friendly solution to the unwanted guests
French farmhouse renovation: DIY tricks to get rid of rats Nick Inman charts the ups and downs of renovating an old French farmhouse. Here he shares his tips of getting rid of unwanted house guests
Anne Hidalgo’s new cleaning machines to scrub up Paris Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has presented a fleet of new washing and vacuum “engines” to the streets of the capital, as part of her “plan to reinforce cleanliness”.
Paris ministry uses cats to catch ‘rats in hallway’ Cats and rat traps have been brought into some Paris government ministry buildings after an infestation of rats and other rodents.