Since your walls can’t talk, we got home pros to suggest the hidden ways your house could be costing you more money than it should. Source: Reader’s Digest
Emergency declaration issued in Bannock County due to mosquitoes and West Nile virus (via Idaho State Journal)
POCATELLO — The Bannock County Commission passed an emergency disaster declaration on Thursday due to a large increase in West Nile virus activity in the area. Source: Idaho State Journal
Raccoon gives birth in backseat of convertible (via New York Post)
SARASOTA, Fla â A pregnant raccoon decided to get busy in the backseat of a convertible â giving birth. Employees at an auto detailing shop in Florida’s Manatee County first discovered the mo⦠Source: New York Post
Cockroaches, rodent droppings shut down 6 Los Angeles restaurants (via r20.rs6.net)
Six restaurants in Los Angeles were temporarily closed last week due to major public health hazards.Between July 2 and July 8, those facilities had their health permits suspended for cockroach and rodent infestations, according to a report fro Source: r20.rs6.net
Concerns over lesser-known tick-borne illnesses on the rise – Riverhead News Review (via Riverhead News Review)
Summer on the North Fork comes with warnings about ticks and concerns about the illnesses they can transmit, such as… Read More Source: Riverhead News Review
Texas institute uses possums to combat Zika virus (via KVEO / NBC News Channel)
A Texas Institute is using possums in the battle against the Zika virus. Source: KVEO / NBC News Channel
GEORGIA WEST NILE VIRUS: Leaders working to prevent further cases of West Nile virus (via WSBTV)
The City of Brookhaven reported its 1st human case of the West Nile virus on Wednesday Source: WSBTV
Man Dies From ‘Exceedingly Rare’ Tick Virus Transmitted Within Minutes (via r20.rs6.net)
The Powassin virus can be transmitted by a tick in as few as 10 to 15 minutes Source: r20.rs6.net
Verily’s Mosquito Factory Accelerates the Fight Against Zika (via WIRED)
The next release of sterile mosquitoes from MosquitoMate gets an assist from robotic sorters from the Google spin-off. Source: WIRED
County commissioner discovers bed bugs, filth at hotel for transitional families (via WSOC)
A county commissioner said struggling families are living at a West Charlotte motel where there are bed bugs, roaches and filth. Source: WSOC
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