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Over 300 requests for pest control after increase in rat infestations
Edinburgh Evening News
|April 17, 2025
An upsurge in rats in West Lothian has seen the council receive over 300 requests for pest control treatments last year.
There are concerns the rise in reports around Livingston and other West Lothian towns may be the tip of the iceberg, as the council doesn’t have records of calls to private pest control companies.
There are also fears that growing fly-tipping and rubbish dumping are fuelling the spread of vermin despite the efforts of litter pickers to clear up.
This story is from the April 17, 2025 edition of Edinburgh Evening News.
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