Most of us enjoy a good, juicy burger from time to time. But imagine if eating red meat triggered a severe allergic reaction. At one time, it was very rare reaction and limited to a few hundred people in… Source: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Heavy rain brings back mosquitoes to Collier County (via r20.rs6.net)
Thursday’s heavy rainfall could bring with it breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Source: r20.rs6.net
West Nile Disease Paralyzes Twin Cities Man (via r20.rs6.net)
A Twin Cities father is forced to celebrate the holidays in a rehab facility as he fights back against West Nile virus. Source: r20.rs6.net
'We are at war': New York's rat crisis made worse by climate change (via the Guardian)
Rat-related callouts rise as experts say warming temperatures are helping New Yorkâs rats feed and mate longer into the year Source: the Guardian
11-Year-Old Who Alerted State To Invasive Beetle Gets Award (via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
A Tarrant County boy who tipped off the Texas A&M Forest Service to the presence of an extremely invasive beetle was honored Wednesday for his efforts. Source: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Raccoons infected with distemper spotted in Knoxville as raccoon population grows (via wbir.com)
The sick raccoons can act aggressive towards humans and pets Source: wbir.com
Study: Spiders could 'theoretically' eat all humans on Earth in one year (via CBS News)
The study published last year in The Science of Nature said spiders kill about 400-800 million tons of prey annually. The estimated mass of all adult humans on Earth is about 287 million tons, CBS affiliate WTSP reports. Source: CBS News
Bed bugs found at Leavenworth middle school (via KSHB)
Two bed bugs were discovered at a Leavenworth middle school, the district confirmed on Wednesday. Source: KSHB
Fire ant quarantine expands (via Admin)
Outdoors news, events, adventure and dispatches from naturalist Don Hendershot. Source: Admin
3 new West Nile cases in Suffolk, officials say (via Newsday)
All three of the victims were treated at hospitals and are recovering, officials say. Source: Newsday
