Tick season starts now. Consumer Reports has the tips you need to stay safe from these disease-carrying pests. Source: Consumer Reports
Ticks carrying diseases continue to be active throughout Butte County (via KRCR)
According to the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District, ticks of medical concern continue to be active throughout Butte County. Officials say residents need to be alert for ticks that may be carrying Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. The District’s recent surveillance activities on Chico’s Bidwell Park trails and the Lake Oroville Recreation Areas trails have identified increased … Read More
It’s skunk mating season: Expect to See and smell more this time of year (via WKYT News Staff)
You can smell skunk spray up to 1.5 miles away. So even if you smell them, that doesn’t mean they are right there. However, you need to be careful if you See a skunk. Source: WKYT News Staff
Problems under hood could have unusual cause: Mice (via WMUR)
When Gary Miliefsky experienced car trouble while driving with his family to Thanksgiving dinner last year, he never thought the problem would be traced to rodents. Source: WMUR
Forestry officials propose quarantine to prevent movement of gypsy moth (via News Desk)
The quarantine rules place limits on the movement of products that could carry the moths, such as logs, bark products and some types of trees and shrubs. Source: News Desk
Tick, tock: The countdown to peak tick season is here – EconoTimes (via EconoTimes)
With spring comes glorious sunshine, warmer weather and ticks. Ticks and some insect pests can carry bacteria, viruses and parasites that may cause disease in humans. One in particular, the blacklegged deer tick Ixodes… Source: EconoTimes
Ticks, And How Are They Adapting? (via Kevin Boucher)
With Spring arriving and many of us getting outside, ticks will no doubt be doing the same thing. On this edition of WSIU INFOCUS, we visit with some tick Source: Kevin Boucher
Excessive Moisture Across Continental U.S. Will Spur Early Pest Activity (via r20.rs6.net)
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Phoenix woman says rented storage pod came back infested with rats (via AZFamily)
“The smell was horrendous. Rat fecal matter, and rat bodies on our belongings.” Source: AZFamily
More than a dozen Ahuimanu properties infested with little fire ants (via http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com)
The tiny ants are pale orange â and have a mighty sting. Source: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com
