This week’s two-day heat wave combined with Wednesday’s west winds brought on an infrequent but decades-old nuisance in Manasquan, where the beach was abuzz with biting black flies. Source: NJ.com
Deadly âKissing Bugâ Threat Heading To New Jersey (via r20.rs6.net)
It may have a cute name, but an invasive insect can spread a lethal disease – and it’s been moving closer to our area. Source: r20.rs6.net
Rodent-infested high school scored 100 on inspection weeks before closure (via http://www.wmcactionnews5.com)
For a third consecutive day, a Shelby County Schools high school did not allow students in the building. Source: http://www.wmcactionnews5.com
First spotted lanternfly spotted in Radnor (via Main Line Media News)
RADNOR — An uninvited and unwanted guest has come to town: the first spotted lanternfly in Radnor was discovered at the Willows Park. Source: Main Line Media News
Head lice treatment technology developed by University of Utah professor (via GOOD4UTAH)
MURRAY, Utah (News4Utah) — September is Lice Awareness Month. Head lice can be a big fear for families especially as kids go back to school. One local researcher and doctor believes he discovered a cure-all. Source: GOOD4UTAH
An NYPD ‘Bee Cop’ Explains How to Calm Down Thousands of Swarming Bees (via Vice)
Officer Darren Mays talks about how he became part of the two-man team, and what it’s like to coax 35,000 stinging insects into a vacuum. Source: Vice
The Most Painful Place to Get Stung by a Bee | Reader’s Digest (via Reader’s Digest)
Bee stings are painful no matter where they are on your body. But some areas are more sensitive than others, according to this experiment. Source: Reader’s Digest
One bite from this tick could ruin red meat for the rest of your life (via Business Insider)
Who doesn’t love a juicy burger? About 5,000 Americans. And not from dietary preference, but because a single bite could cause hives, shortness of breath, or even death. It’s not something they were born with, it’s something their body was taught, by an uninvited little wilderness hitchhiker. Source: Business Insider
Despite Summer’s End, Tick Threat Remains, Camden County Warns (via Cherry Hill, NJ Patch)
New Jersey has been battling threats from two ticks all summer, and the onset of fall doesn’t mean the threat is at an end. Source: Cherry Hill, NJ Patch
Doctors See increase of Lyme disease cases in Lehigh Valley (via WFMZ)
Summer may be winding down, but doctors in the Lehigh Valley say Lyme disease is still a real threat. Source: WFMZ
