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Health Department urges public ‘to reduce exposure to and eliminate breeding grounds for mosquitoes.’ Source: HTR Media

They were buggin’ out at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Hundreds of flying ants swarmed around various courts at the All England Club, distracting players during their matches, as the temperature warmed up considerably, from the low 70s (20s Celsius) to nearly 85 degrees (nearly 30 Celsius). … Source: ABC News

Disease ecologist Rick Ostfeld of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, N.Y., discusses why tick season is happening earlier this year. Source: Washington Post

A gang of food-grubbing raccoons has been terrorizing occupants of a West Harlem building by climbing up and down the fire escape and trying to push through window screens, residents say. Source: New York Post

MINNEAPOLIS -A Minneapolis neighborhood is under quarantine after a Gypsey Moth infestation. The same voracious moths were eradicated in three Georgia counties. Source: WXIA

NEW YORK €” Old apartment buildings, unlike hotels are often not made for short term stays, particularly when it comes to bed bugs crawling from one wood framed apartment to the next. You can imagine this problem might intensify in buildings where tenants are illegally renting out their units for short term rentals. Source: New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV

The CDC and the state of North Carolina have issued warnings saying this could be a very bad year for tick bites and  lyme  disease. Source: WCNC

Scientists who study ticks and Lyme disease are keeping a close eye on how what happens in the forest affects the spread of the disease. Source: FiveThirtyEight

Update (July 5, 2017)– The City of Anderson arrived Tuesday to mow the vacant lots. A city spokesperson said they received a report last week but did not have time to get to that project before the holiday. They also said the city sprays for mosquitoes three times each week. Original story: ANDERSON, Ind. — On a street in Anderson, families … Read More

Officials confirm the West Nile virus has been detected in a Beaver County mosquito sample. Source: WPXI