CMA 2024-258
On update on the City's Rodent Control Programs
Voted yes (9), unanimous
Burhan Azeem
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Paul F. Toner
Ayesha M. Wilson
Cathie Zusy
E. Denise Simmons
Hosted Cambridge Rodent Academy two-day event bringing together 70
attendees from city departments, local businesses, and neighboring city agencies to learn about rats, IPM, and effective, safe control. Working with other departments such as Schools, City buildings, Cambridge Housing Authority, Cambridge Health Alliance. Collaborate with Sanitation, Recycling and Compost teams. Burrow RX - non rodenticide tool to treat rat burrows. Canine detection and eradication dogs. A Rodent Infertility trial is underway to study the efficacy of this treatment approach as a part of an overall plan to decrease the reliance on Second Generation Anti-Coagulants. 9
Smart Boxes and Smart Pipes Data
Smart Box: Non-rodenticide electronic trap maintained
by vendor. Smart Pipe: Electronic trap maintained by vendor and deployed in sewers. Vendor sends weekly reports of rodents caught. All data is uploaded to OpenData platform. Reported catch numbers are typically higher to start and then level off. If a trap is no longer reporting catches, we move it to a new location. Questions?