Rodents have joined mosquitoes in the cross-hairs of scientists working on a next-generation genetic technology known as “gene drive” to control pests. Source: U.S.
How bug-delivering drones are helping defeat deadly diseases (via NBC News)
It’s all about getting sterile mosquitoes to areas affected by Zika, malaria, and more. Source: NBC News
Photos: Man finds squirrel’s stash under hood of his car (via The Weather Network)
News … Source: The Weather Network
Possum breaks into liquor store, gets skunky drunk (via Northwest Florida Daily News)
An opossum that snuck into a liquor store and apparently helped itself to a few drinks the day after Thanksgiving was brought in to the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge for treatment before it was released Thursday. Source: Northwest Florida Daily News
Rabid raccoon attacks 2 dogs in Denver neighborhood (via 7NEWS)
Officials with Denver Animal Protection are reminding residents to vaccinate their pets after a rabid raccoon attacked two dogs in the 4600 block of Sherman Street. Source: 7NEWS
Stray Kitten May Have Exposed More Than A Dozen To Rabies (via r20.rs6.net)
The state health department says more than a dozen people in three New Jersey counties may have been exposed to a kitten that tested positive for rabies. Source: r20.rs6.net
Thousands Of Beetle-Infested Trees Cut Down In Suffolk County (via r20.rs6.net)
Residents say they’re stuck footing the bill to remove thousands of trees ravaged by the invasive southern pine beetle. Source: r20.rs6.net
Prince George’s Co. beefs up pest control following investigation (via WUSA)
One of the largest school districts in the D.C. area is taking corrective steps after a WUSA9 investigation exposed dirty cafeteria conditions in some schools. Source: WUSA
Kids Hospitalized for Rat Bites at Little Havana Building (via NBC 6 South Florida)
Residents of rat- and roach-infested building in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood say the conditions are uninhabitable after a half-dozen children had to be hospitalized for rodent and bug bites. Source: NBC 6 South Florida
Korean restaurant in LA shut down for cockroach infestation (via Daily News)
The eatery had its health permit suspended Nov. 20 for a cockroach infestation, according to a report from the L.A. County Public Health Department. It reopened four days later. Source: Daily News
