In the past few weeks, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department has received reports of six cases of West Nile virus in Lancaster County in people ranging from 28 to 64 Source: JournalStar.com
Fox tests positive for rabies after three people attacked in Accomack County (via WTKR.com)
Officials said the foxes have been sent to a state lab to be tested for rabies. Source: WTKR.com
R.I. trees are under siege (via providencejournal.com)
A three-year assault by gypsy moth caterpillars and other insects, combined with drought, has killed as much as a quarter of the state’s forest Source: providencejournal.com
What to do if you&you’ve visited a place that has bedbugs (via Business Insider)
Bedbugs can hitch a ride along on clothing, in linens, and suitcase, making it easy to get them while traveling. Source: Business Insider
Health department investigating report of mice at Parkville retirement community (via baltimoresun.com)
The state health department is investigating reports of a mouse problem at a Parkville retirement community, according to department officials. Source: baltimoresun.com
Climate Change Means A Rise In Mosquito-borne Illnesses Like Eastern Equine Encephalitis (via Danielle Prieur — WMFE)
The number of people who got sick in the United States from an infected mosquito, tick, or flea tripled between 2004 and 2016. More than 640,000 cases over Source: Danielle Prieur — WMFE
Montgomery County reports first West Nile-related death of 2018 (via KPRC)
A woman in her 60s is the first Montgomery County resident to die from the West Nile virus this year, health officials said Wednesday. Source: KPRC
Rare Bat Not Seen In 70 Years Spotted In Connecticut (via KICKS 105.5)
It was an amazing discovery. A rare species of Bat, not Seen in the state since the 1940’s, has been spotted recently in Eastern Connecticut. Source: KICKS 105.5
Emerald ash borer found for 1st time on Long Island (via The Wellsville Daily Reporter)
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Cornell Cooperative Extension Suffolk County announced this week that emerald ash Source: The Wellsville Daily Reporter
Asian leaf beetle reduces Arizona habitat of endangered songbird (via azcentral)
A federal decision to use Asian beetles to slow the spread of an invasive shrub is reducing habitat for the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher. Source: azcentral
