Editor’s Note: This post will be updated throughout the event.
An example of New York City’s marketing for rodent prevention. IMAGE: PMP STAFF
The first-ever National Urban Rat Summit is taking place this week at Pier 57 in New York City. The event got underway Wednesday morning with NYC Rat Czar Kathy Corradi introducing a welcome address from NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who quipped “We are united in our front to fight Mickey.”
Corradi then introduced Dr. Ashwin Vasan, the NYC Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, who noted that by 2050, 70 percent of people will be dwelling in cities, and thus the need for rodent control best practices is increasing.
When Dr. Matt Frye, New York State IPM, Cornell University, took to the podium, he enthused, “This is awesome to gather so many researchers and leaders who are all here to talk about rats!”
The educational sessions kicked off with Dr. Kaylee Byers from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. She spoke anout the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) One Health program, which focuses on “healthy people, healthy animals and healthy environments.”
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