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Private Equity And AI Threaten Rat-Killer Sales

Sales of traditional rat-killing devices are declining as private equity firms and artificial intelligence technologies encroach on the market.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 29 Oct 2026 · updated 9d ago

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1 publisher has covered this in 1 article since 29 Oct 2026. The Economist published first, on 29 October at 13:48 UTC.

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  1. Why it’s a bad time to be a rat-killer The Economist ·

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  • Private equity
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