Business owners may finally be winning the war against rats--giant inflatable rats, that is. For years, union members have inflated glowering pests--some as tall as 30 feet--in front of businesses ...

Experts say rats are profligate breeders, with each female producing up to 1,000 offspring during a lifetime of up to 3 1/2 years. Each year, tons of grain are lost to the pesky rodents. Advertisement ...