A rabid raccoon was killed by a dog on Sukoshi Drive off Highway 22 in Callaway, The Department of Health in Bay County wrote in a news release. Source: MYPANHANDLE
Fat rat stuck in manhole cover captures the internet’s heart (via NBC News)
As its pictures spread online, many people said they saw themselves in the sewer rodent. Source: NBC News
Bee advised: Warm weather, blooming flowers cause early start to swarm season (via WFTV)
Abnormally warm temperatures and blooming flowers have caused an early start to swarm season — a time of year when bees reproduce and search for places to build new hives. Source: WFTV
Bed Bugs Complaint Closes Milpitas Library (via Milpitas, CA Patch)
The Santa Clara County Library brought in inspectors when a patron reported the creepy crawly problem. Source: Milpitas, CA Patch
Notre Dame receives record-breaking research grant for disease prevention // The Observer (via The Observer)
Notre Dame recently received a record-breaking grant of $33.7 million to conduct research on the prevention of mosquito-borne diseases using a new spatial repellent product that works to reduce mosquito densities and fight diseases like malaria, dengue, Zika and chikungunya. Unitaid, an international health organization, agreed to fund the five-year project after a long and Source: The Observer
Dunkin Donuts in Mount Vernon closed due to rodent infestation (via baltimoresun.com)
The Baltimore City Health Department closed a Dunkin Donuts in Mount Vernon because of a rodent infestation. Source: baltimoresun.com
Some local schools plagued with pest problems, records show (via WPTV)
A rat inside a vending machine at one local high school was just the tip of the iceberg, records show. Source: WPTV
Bat tests positive for rabies on Martha’s Vineyard; first case since testing began in 1985 – The Boston Globe (via BostonGlobe.com)
A bat found dead in a Tisbury home over Presidentsâ Day weekend tested positive for rabies, officials said. Source: BostonGlobe.com
Bats back at Refugio Elementary School, school closed again (via KIII)
Notes about the closures were posted on the front doors of the elementary school and the administration building. Source: KIII
South Bay Man Finds Rat Swimming In Toilet: Video (via Hermosa Beach, CA Patch)
New York has “Pizza Rat,” but Hermosa Beach has a toilet rat. Should we name him Ratatoilet, or Loo? Source: Hermosa Beach, CA Patch
