The Bug Barometer forecast is here and it’s calling for excessive pests this year. Source: The Weather Channel
Researchers find new invasive tick species in Staten Island park (via SILive.com)
The Asian longhorned tick was found in Conference House Park in Tottenville during a tick sweep Thursday. Source: SILive.com
The Bugs Are Coming, and Theyâll Want More of Our Food (via r20.rs6.net)
Climate change is expected to make insect pests hungrier, which could encourage farmers to use more pesticides. Source: r20.rs6.net
Protect your pet from ticks and Lyme disease (via KOMO)
Tick season is here, and if your pet spends any time in the grass or woods, you’re likely to spot the blood-sucking creatures on your pet or yourself. There are several tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, that can be serious for humans and animals Source: KOMO
Is This Tick-Borne Illness the New Lyme Disease? (via Healthline)
A new tick-borne disease has been found in the eastern and western parts of the United States. Hereâs how it compares with Lyme disease. Source: Healthline
Flying ants cause mayhem at Wimbledon 2018 as Caroline Wozniacki tells umpire ‘I don’t want to eat bugs’ (via r20.rs6.net)
Danish star Wozniacki was facing Ekaterina Makarova on Court One when she was distracted by the insects Source: r20.rs6.net
Twitter Is Obsessed With This Simple But Genius Hack For Repelling Ants (via Bustle/)
It’s summer, which means whether you’re at a picnic, chilling in your yard, or (worst of all) lying in your own cozy bed, there’s a chance an ant may just be waiting to invade your space. Source: Bustle/
TennesSee woman finds nearly 50 brown recluse spiders in her bedroom (via WREG.com)
We were finding brown recluses left and right, in our bed, in the ceiling, in the iron, in her shoe, said Wright. Source: WREG.com
Summer’s small scoundrels: fleas, ticks and insects (via WJXT)
July is a popular time for lake days and camping trips, but this warmer weather is also a cause for the increase in mosquito and tick-borne diseases, like Heartland virus, Lyme disease, Zika, and dengue. Below are some ways you can protect yourself this summer. Source: WJXT
Ticks are appearing more frequently in backyards. Here’s how to target ticks close to home. (via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Wisconsin is a high-risk state for Lyme, and is listed as one of the 14 states in which 95 percent of all reported cases come from. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
