The Otsego County Health Department has reported that a bat tested positive for rabies on Friday, May 1, after it was found in a room where four people were sleeping. Source: The Daily Star
It’s tick season: Protect yourself from diseases
When the weather warms, ticks emerge. While Missouri isn’t currently experiencing a repeat of last year’s early surge in tick populations, experts still predict an above-average year for tic Source: Fort Leonard Wood GUIDON
Can mosquitoes transmit COVID-19? SUNY ESF professor weighs in
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — It won’t be long before mosquitoes start pestering us again. They transmit a handful of diseases, so can they spread COVID-19? Well, it hasn’t been stud… Source: WSYR
LDAF Commissioner: Prepare for termite season
Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., is urging property owners to prepare for termite season. Source: KATC
Despite their name, don’t pucker up for these bugs
Kissing bugs can be observed throughout the southwestern United States from California to Texas and into Latin America. Source: San Angelo
Invasive Asian Beetle Infesting Trees Across New York State
Emerald Ash Borers leave white streaks and holes. Source: r20.rs6.net
Killing spotted lanternflies is the quarantine hobby we all need right now
Spotted lanternfly: It’s a destructive invasive species. And it’s a plague you can do something about. Source: https://www.inquirer.com
Tick Season Starting
Now that we are getting outside more in the warm weather, we need to be wary of ticks. Source: WTHI News
Tick season is in full swing
While many fishing access sites and state parks in Montana are set to re-open today, the state is also in peak tick season, but information is available on what to do to avoid ticks, remove them if they are embedded in the skin and have them tested, as well as providing information on signs and symptoms for tick-borne diseases. Laurie … Read More
Rabid skunk fights with 2 dogs southeast of LaSalle
Weld County health officials are reminding people to avoid wildlife after finding the first case of rabies this year in the county. On April 26, a skunk that had an altercation with two dogs southeast… Source: Greeley Tribune
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