Large rats have forced a Crown Heights tenant out of her home, and she is turning to News 12 to help her out. Source: r20.rs6.net
Bat invasion worries students at Perry High School (via AZFamily)
School officials said the bats moved in when a new building was constructed. Source: AZFamily
Illinois Tollway Building Has Bed Bugs, Employee Claims (via NBC Chicago)
Employees at an Illinois Tollway customer service center say the building has a bed bug problem–even though an exterminator says otherwise. Source: NBC Chicago
Asian longhorned ticks getting ready to spread further in the US – BugBitten (via BugBitten)
Krisztian Magori provides an update on the geographical distribution of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in the United States, and his personal perspective getting involved in tracking this invasive tick. Source: BugBitten
Loggers cut down ash trees in a race with a killer beetle (via Washington Post)
Emerald ash borers have been harming the trees for decades, and loggers are harvesting while they can. Source: Washington Post
Energy & Environment (via r20.rs6.net)
Rising temperatures and longer mosquito season create a âperfect stormâ for virus transmission Source: r20.rs6.net
Dogs help detect bedbugs (via WISH)
The company advises corporate offices and public places like the courthouse to get checked monthly or quarterly. Source: WISH
UNO students complain of mice inside campus dorm (via KMTV)
UNO students inside the Scott Crossing dormitory say they have Seen numerous mice inside their rooms. Source: KMTV
Fighting Malaria With Drug-Treated Mosquito Nets (via Forbes)
A new study shows that an anti-malarial drug can be absorbed through mosquitoes’ legs and potentially prevent transmission of malaria Source: Forbes
Battling disease by giving mosquitoes an antimalarial drug (via r20.rs6.net)
A non-insecticidal approach could help to combat malaria. Source: r20.rs6.net
