Trash is not littering the streets like it used to. People are staying at home. Pizza rat has no pizza to drag back home. Now rats are emerging in normally bustling, now-quiet cities, looking for any scrap of food trying to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: WHBQ
Cutting-edge technology bringing pest control into the 21st century
Looking at some of the biggest and most exciting trends in the pest management industry and how they are helping pet food manufacturers. Source: r20.rs6.net
Starving, angry and cannibalistic: Americas rats are getting desperate amid coronavirus pandemic
“A new ‘army’ of rats come in, and whichever army has the strongest rats is going to conquer that area,” said Bobby Corrigan, an urban rodentologist. Source: NBC News
First coronavirus, now rats. Why hungry rodents are heading for homes
If a food source dries up, rats will begin killing and eating each other. Then, they’re headed your way. Source: nj
Tick season arrives in the Finger Lakes
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Swarm of bees attack people in Snyder sending at least 1 to the ER
A swarm of bees attacked people in Snyder, sending at least one to the ER. The City of Snyder issued an alert Friday afternoon about a swarm of bees in the area between 37th and 40th streets, from Sunset Avenue to Avenue V. The bees were highly aggressive and attacking people. David Orona, 64, said he called 911 after he … Read More
Tick-Tok: Its tick time
TRAVERSE CITY — Blood-feasting parasites are reportedly awaiting their prey, hidden in the expansive woodlands across the region — but this has nothing to do with vampires or zombies. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle
Stinging Caterpillar Season is Here!
The little nuisances will be active through May and love to hang out around live oak trees. Source: KPEL 96.5
Spending More Time Outside During The Pandemic? Scientists Say Beware Of Ticks.
With Lyme disease on the rise, people need to take special care to avoid tick encounters amid the COVID-19 crisis. Source: HuffPost
Officials urge Texomans to protect against mosquitoes
WICHITA COUNTY (KFDX/KJTL) — Mosquitoes and ticks can spread diseases such as the West Nile virus and Lyme Disease, but can they spread COVID-19? At this time no data suggests this new coronavirus … Source: Texomashomepage.com
