Mosquito experts offer tips on reducing mosquito breeding areas Source: KCRA
Tick watch across Pennsylvania under way by state (via pennlive.com)
Ticks potentially carrying Lyme disease and other diseases are being gathered across Pennsylvania in a 5-year Department of Environmental Protection surveillance program. Source: pennlive.com
Bed bug evidence found inside Milan Institute of Cosmetology (via KVII)
Students at the Milan Institute of Cosmetology claim bedbugs infest their salon in Amarillo. They say they are worried about their safety and that of the public that visits the salon. The students said they got a text from corporate on Sunday, March 17, stating the building would be fumigated. On Monday, March 18, they were unsure if the problem … Read More
Man tires to kill roach, accidentally shoots himself (via nydailynews.com)
Detroit man trying to kill a cockroach ends shooting his foot. Source: nydailynews.com
Scranton School District Tackling Mice Issue at Several Schools (via WNEP.com)
SCRANTON, Pa. — The latest problem to plague the troubled Scranton School District: mice. Officials confirm there are rodent issues at several district schools, including Scranton High School. At schools across the city of Scranton, students and teachers should be focused on reading, writing, and arithmetic, but definitely not rodents. Source: WNEP.com
Health experts warn about EEE following early start to mosquito season (via WTXL)
Mosquito season is back in Lowndes County and it has arrived a little early this year. Source: WTXL
How to protect your pets from ticks as spring arrives (via KREM)
Tick season is here and a Spokane veterinarian said now is the time to make sure your pets are protected. Source: KREM
Cave in southeast Minnesota Sees another dramatic decline in bat population | MinnPost (via MinnPost)
A few years ago, Bat River Cave was the biggest hibernaculum in southeastern Minnesota. As of this winter, its bat population has declined by 98 percent. Source: MinnPost
DEM Ramping Up to Deal With Emerald Ash Borer (via r20.rs6.net)
The new invasive pest was found in Rhode Island last summer, and is expected to kill trees. Source: r20.rs6.net
Rat infestation creating problems in Prairie Township (via WTTE)
They were responsible for the plague in the middle ages and they are still a problem – a growing one in western Franklin County. Health officials are now working to control the rat population in some central Ohio communities. Authorities scheduled four information sessions for residents, starting this week, as they try to make communities aware of the problem but … Read More
