Students are not the only ones staying up for late-night study sessions in the Northeastern State University library. A bedbug was found in the library Monday, Nov. 26, which caused Source: Tahlequah Daily Press
Galion Safety Council talking bed bugs at next meeting – Galion Inquirer (via Galion Inquirer)
GALION â Bed bugs are on the agenda at the next Galion Safety Council meeting. Are the little critters a health and safety issue? A resurgence in the bed b Source: Galion Inquirer
As Winters Warm, Blood-Sucking Ticks Drain Moose Dry (via Scientific American)
Researchers across New England and Canada scramble to protect the iconic species from growing parasite populations Source: Scientific American
Ponca City Schools addressing bed bug rumors (via KFOR.com)
PONCA CITY, Okla. – An Oklahoma school district is addressing rumors on social media about bed bugs in some schools. Officials with the Ponca City Public School District released a statement on social media on Wednesday, saying that a pest control company has been hired to investigate the claims. Source: KFOR.com
Stop the spread of bed bugs (via r20.rs6.net)
The Dallas County Health Department occasionally receives calls asking about bed bugs, which are insects that feed on the blood of animals and people. Bed bugs look like a flat apple Seed and are attracted to body heat and exhaled carbon dioxide. Source: r20.rs6.net
Scientists concerned about spread of invasive tick (via The Associated Press)
In the year since the Asian longhorned tick was officially spotted in New Jersey, it’s expanded to eight more states, including Virginia. Source: The Associated Press
Study Aims to Better Understand How Ticks Transmit Diseases (via Kathryn Eident)
Researchers at UMass Amherst are conducting a multi-year, multi-site study on tick biology and behavior. This year, Barnstable County joined the study, Source: Kathryn Eident
Health Department would add bed bug assistance to existing program (via r20.rs6.net)
Webster County may be able to provide help for places with a creepy crawly problem without adding to the budget this year. The county Board of Supervisors on Source: r20.rs6.net
Local Rancher Wants Protection to Prevent Cattle Fever Ticks from Devastating Business (via Frank McCaffrey)
The USDA says it is working with property owners to install fencing along a permanent tick quarantine land in Zapata County. Source: Frank McCaffrey
Donât let the bed bugs bite (via r20.rs6.net)
Fort Dodge and Webster County officials are coming together to help combat a problem with a creepy insect that makes skin crawl. The Webster County Health Depa Source: r20.rs6.net
