Some of tenants are filing a lawsuit against the YMCA because they are living in squalor. Source: r20.rs6.net
Southaven family battling raccoon infestation (via WREG.com)
A family is scared of their own apartment because of raccoons. Their complex, The Legacy at Church Lake Apartments in Southaven, is having problems with the critters. Source: WREG.com
At least the cold is killing ticks, right? Um, about that … (via lehighvalleylive.com)
A cold stretch of winter may hurt populations of pesky bugs, but won’t stop them. Source: lehighvalleylive.com
Cockroaches, rodent infestation forced closures at 2 Valley restaurants (via Daily News)
Between Jan. 21 and Jan. 27, these facilities had their health permits suspended due to major public health hazards. Source: Daily News
Mouse in the house, your car (via WRSP)
In a way, house mice are just like us, the cold winter weather is more than they can handle. Mice enter our homes to find shelter so they’ve evolved to squeeze into tiny nooks and crannies, Ryan Pankau, an extension educator at the U of I Extension Office in Champaign, said. Source: WRSP
Invasive 20-pound rodents increasingly burrowing into California (via SFGate)
A giant invasive rodent with the ability to destroy roads, levees and wetlands has been discovered in Stanislaus County. Weighing in at 20 pounds and measuring 2 feet, 6 inches long, plus a 12-inch tail, the nutria live in or near water. They’re also incredibly destructive. Source: SFGate
Mouse pops up on windshield of sheriff’s deputy car (via Megan Woo)
A little critter popped up on the windshield of a sheriff’s deputy car in Alameda County, California. Source: Megan Woo
How to identify and stop common pests living in your yard (via KTAR.com)
Everyone worries about pests once they get into houses, but the truth is, before they even get into your house, they find shelter in your yard. Source: KTAR.com
Cockroaches, flies, rodent droppings lead to closures at Whittier, Santa Fe Springs food places (via Whittier Daily News)
The department did not provide details about the nature of the cockroach, rodent and fly infestations like the number of cockroaches, rodent droppings or flies and where in the facility they were. Source: Whittier Daily News
Cockroach history traced back to last supercontinent – HeritageDaily – Heritage and Archaeology News (via HeritageDaily – Heritage & Archaeology News)
A research team from the Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology has carried out the first molecular dating on cockroaches in order to map their biogeographical and evolutionary history. Source: HeritageDaily – Heritage & Archaeology News
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