  A debilitating and deadly disease is on the rise in the islands, and some scientist believe a tiny slug is responsible for the big increase. Source: r20.rs6.net
Cockroach factor turns pests into waste-eating machine (via WPXI)
A company in east China has turned the cockroach, generally considered a pest, into an environmentally friendly creature to deal with kitchen waste. Source: WPXI
Several Silver Inn Guests File Complaint with City Code Enforcement (via r20.rs6.net)
Silver Queen Inn guests in Carson City say they will fight eviction notices they received last week. They say it’s unfair and that the motel lacks acceptable living conditions, ranging lack of hot… Source: r20.rs6.net
Government Shutdown Halts Some Research on New Invasive Tick Species (via Live Science)
It’s critical to learn more about this tick, health officials say, but the shutdown Seems to have halted at least some of this research. Source: Live Science
TGen, NAU Study Finds West Nile Strain Endemic To Maricopa County (via KJZZ)
A study by Arizona researchers suggests that a strain of West Nile virus has taken up permanent residence in Maricopa County.The same mild winters that bring snowbirds flocking to the Valley of the Sun also let Culex mosquitoes â and certain virus-reservoir birds â survive winter to spread West Nile anew when the weather warms. Source: KJZZ
Spiders & rain; in awesome, but kinda unsettling event (via Mashable)
It’s not quite rain, however. Source: Mashable
Math-Based Mosquito Control To Prevent Human Diseases (via Forbes)
Researchers are using mathematics to study different ways of reducing or eliminating the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases to humans. Source: Forbes
Baltimore again tops in U.S. for bed bugs – Baltimore Business Journal (via Baltimore Business Journal)
Baltimore has held the top spot since 2016. Source: Baltimore Business Journal
These Are the Most Bed Bug-Infested Cities in America (via Thrillist)
YIIIIIIKES. Source: Thrillist
Officials: La Jolla man tests positive for West Nile Virus (via fox5sandiego.com)
A 91-year-old man became the first person to test positive for the West Nile virus in San Diego County in 2018, officials announced Friday. Source: fox5sandiego.com
