The dime-sized insects require careful disposal in your home. Source: r20.rs6.net
Poisonous puss caterpillars on the rise again around Florida (via WXIA)
Contact with the furry caterpillar can cause more pain than a bee sting. Source: WXIA
Big moth back in town – Stratford Herald (via Stratford Herald)
A GIANT moth that was allegedly stolen from Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm has been returned. The Atlas moth was taken as a cocoon from the visitor and nature attraction earlier this week by a teenager from Birmingham but later hatched into a species of moth which is thought to be one of the biggest insects on … Source: Stratford Herald
Oklahoma library takes extra precautions after bed bugs found in building (via KFOR.com)
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – A library in northeast Oklahoma is taking extra precautions with help from the city after bed bugs were found inside the library. According to the Examiner-Enterprise, the incident started about a month ago at Bartlesville Public Library when “a violin from the library’s ‘things collection’ was returned with bed bugs in it.” Source: KFOR.com
Lower Macungie residents: Enough with the lanternflies, mosquitoes (via themorningcall.com)
The beautiful but destructive spotted lanternflies and the disease-carrying mosquitoes were hot topics at the Lower Macungie Commissioners meeting Thursday as residents sought help in their eradication. Source: themorningcall.com
Don’t let pools become mosquito breeding grounds (via WJHG)
The Bay County Health Department wants to remind people with pools to make sure they don’t become mosquito breeding grounds. Source: WJHG
Statewide Warning Issued In CT For Rare Tick (via Mansfield-Storrs, CT Patch)
Agriculture experts from UConn have issued a warning to outdoors enthusiasts and those with animals about a certain tick. Source: Mansfield-Storrs, CT Patch
First US case of rat-sourced virus from the Andes reported (via CNN)
A woman who is believed to have contracted Andes virus in Argentina and Chile exposed 53 others. Source: CNN
Pest Control Information from Expert Exterminators (via r20.rs6.net)
PestWorld offers pest management and control information, and can help you find an exterminator near you. Source: r20.rs6.net
Rodent Season: Focus outside to prevent them from getting inside (via KATU)
It’s getting to be that time of year when we get out of the weather, hunker down inside our warm homes, and prepare big meals. Rats and mice have the same plans, and when they get inside, they can devastate your home. And experts say this year will be a bad one for rodents in the Northwest. “Rodent means ‘to … Read More
