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Ada County official urges regional coordination as rat reports rise
Summary
Ada County Weed, Pest and Mosquito Abatement Director Adam Schroeder told Meridian city leaders April 21 that rooftop and Norway rats have been reported across Ada County, that his office lacks legal authority and funding for rat control, and asked the city to join a stakeholder group to develop coordinated responses.
Adam Schroeder, director of the Ada County Weed, Pest and Mosquito Abatement District, told the Meridian City Council at its April 21 work session that the county has received increasing reports of rooftop and Norway rats and lacks the statutory authority and funding to carry out organized control efforts.
Schroeder said his office is fielding “about 2 to 5 calls per week” about rats and that both species can carry diseases such as leptospirosis and hantavirus and can damage property by gnawing electrical wiring. He described a fragmented response across municipalities and private pest control operators and said the county’s mosquito‑abatement operations — which cover Meridian — are structured differently and are not currently resourced for rodent control.
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