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Visual guide to identify invasive self-cloning tick: Asian longhorned ticks threaten livestock, but scientists need help telling them apart from two near-identical species (via ScienceDaily)
Researchers have created a visual guide to help identify and control the Asian longhorned tick, which transmits a fatal human disease in its native countries and threatens livestock in the United States. Source: ScienceDaily
Do cold temps mean fewer bugs? (via KARE)
Some insects are doing just fine, others are dying as we speak. Source: KARE
Woman finds baby flies living in forehead after trip to Uganda (via Fox News)
A 55-year-old woman’s curious case of a growing lump on her head has been documented in a medical journal after surgeons discovered that it was actually fly larva that had embedded into her head during a trip to Uganda. Source: Fox News
Gueydan High School reopening after bat infestation (via KATC.com)
Students at Gueydan High School are headed back to school on Wednesday, but not before they learn about what to do if they See a bat in the building. Source: KATC.com
Extreme cold could kill invasive species (via WKOW)
(WQOW) — The extreme cold could help kill a damaging invasive species. When temperatures hit 20 below zero, larvae of the emerald ash borer will start to Source: WKOW
Jackson woman fed up with her mice infested apartment (via http://www.wlbt.com)
A Jackson woman is tired Jasmine Adams has been a tenant at the Magnolia Apartments on Capitol Street for a little over a year.of her mice infested apartment Source: http://www.wlbt.com
Holton Elementary to be treated for bed bugs (via Nick Viviani)
Holton Elementary School will be treated for bed bugs this weekend. Source: Nick Viviani
Cold, snow wont affect emerald ash borer and mosquito population (via newsroom@kcrg.com)
Insect Specialist Mark Shour says in a 2009 study about emerald ash borers versus winter weather, it was 30 below for five to six weeks. That’s when they saw a decline, but since this time it’s only for a couple days it won’t make much of a difference. Source: newsroom@kcrg.com
Fox bites homeowner, tests positive for rabies (via KOAT)
The homeowner offered the fox a bowl of dog food when it bit her on the wrist and hand. Source: KOAT
