Beyond the Bait Box: Rentokil Commercial State of the Rodent Report Reveals Modern Playbook for Businesses

READING, Pa., Oct. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recent data from Rentokil’s Commercial State of the Rodent Report(1) reveals a converging compliance reality for facility managers today. Analyzing nearly 650,000 commercial service visits from 2025, the report shows how shifting climate patterns and urban waste dynamics have turned rodent activity into a year-round threat. At the same time, expanding state-level bans on traditional rodenticides continue to gather momentum across the U.S., creating a critical gap between escalating pest pressure and increasingly restricted chemical solutions.

“Rodent behavior isn’t uniform across the country; a facility dealing with drought in the West faces entirely different pressures than a logistics hub navigating urban containerization laws in the Northeast,” said Emory Matts, Board Certified Entomologist and Technical Services Manager at Rentokil North America. “Safeguarding brand reputation requires operations leaders to align their defense with localized environmental drivers, replacing passive baiting with region-specific, and even site-specific, physical exclusion and smart digital monitoring.”