Bed bugs are back and exterminators are busier than ever trying to kill these blood-sucking bugs from robbing of us of our sleep and sanity. Here’s a list of top-rated pros in every state to help you wage the war against bed bugs. Source: Reader’s Digest
Wasp nest cited as source of fire at Charlestown home (via Westerly Sun)
CHARLESTOWN — Fire damaged a Riverview Drive home Tuesday night when a wasp nest recently built inside a wall was ignited by heat from a wood stove pipe, fire officials Source: Westerly Sun
Tenants demand change in building with 100 violations, rat problems (via r20.rs6.net)
A woman and her Concourse Village neighbors say they are at their wits end living in a rat-infested nightmare. Source: r20.rs6.net
A Boy Heard a Buzzing Sound in His Ear. It Was a Tick on His Eardrum. (via Live Science)
There are some sounds you hope you never hear. For example, the buzzing sound of a tick burrowing into your eardrum. Source: Live Science
After Rain, Flooding: The First Mosquitoes (via WBBM-AM)
Flooding and warmer temperatures are expected to bring the first mosquitoes of the season. Source: WBBM-AM
Mosquito season begins as Vector Control tries to keep it under control (via ABC7 San Francisco)
Mosquitoes can do more than ruin your picnic — they can make you sick. Source: ABC7 San Francisco
We’re Almost in Peak Tick Season. Here’s How to Spot Them. (via Men’s Health)
Ticks can be as small as a poppySeed. Source: Men’s Health
Spider was found spinning web in patient’s ear, doctor claims (via Fox News)
A horrific video allegedly shows the moment a doctor finds a spider spinning its web inside a man’s ear. Source: Fox News
Report: Excessive moisture will increase pest activity (via The Herald-Dispatch)
HUNTINGTON — Break out the bug spray and grab a long-sleeved shirt — the time is near for some of the baddest pests to make their seasonal return. Source: The Herald-Dispatch
Rogue bat closes another Louisiana school (via KLFY)
The students were evacuated and bussed to LaSalle High School after what Superintendent Janet Tullos said was a “rogue bat” that entered Olla Elementary’s campus. Source: KLFY
