Rat sightings on the rise in Quincy

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Quincy officials are fielding dozens of phone calls from residents across the city reporting an increase in rat sightings this summer.

Rat sightings on the rise in Quincy
By Jessica Trufant
Posted Aug. 3, 2015 at 5:31 PM
Updated at 2:25 AM

QUINCY - After putting grass seed down this past spring, Tony DiPalmo started seeing rats in his yard on Ardell Street in North Quincy. It didn’t take long for the pesky rodents to multiply.

“I went all-out with traps, cages, sticky pads, and I caught 27 of them in a three-week period – mostly juveniles,” DiPalmo said. “It’s disgusting. I’ve lived in Quincy my whole life, and I’ve never seen a rat until two summers ago.”

Quincy officials are fielding dozens of phone calls from residents across the city reporting an increase in rat sightings this summer.

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While there are theories about what’s driving the problem – from increased construction to homeowners failing to use covered trash barrels – everyone seems to agree that rats are among Quincy’s newest and least-welcome residents.