The monsoon may be long gone but the mosquitoes are still hanging around thanks to record-setting rainfall the Valley received last month. Source: KNXV
Spike in Bidwell Yellowjacket Stings (via KHSL News)
Park rangers say there has been a spike in yellowjacket stings in Bidwell Park. Source: KHSL News
Mexican fruit fly quarantine in portion of Los Angeles County (via KTTV)
A portion of Los Angeles County, including the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, has been placed under quarantine for the Mexican fruit fly following the detection of three flies, including two mated females, within the city of Long Beach, officials announced Wednesday. Source: KTTV
Steel-High school searched for bed bugs (via WHTM)
Trained dogs searched Steelton-Highspire High School for bed bugs. Source: WHTM
Ticks Still Threat to Pets, Owners (via WNEP.com)
HONESDALE, Pa. — Even though it’s going to get colder soon, the threat of ticks and spreading Lyme disease isn’t going away. While Harley is out for a walk in Central Park in Honesdale, his owner Autumn Delong-Vanderhoff is mindful of the chance he could be picking up more than he bargained for. Source: WNEP.com
Black Widow Spider Bites On The Rise In Oklahoma (via r20.rs6.net)
This year, there have been 30 black widow bites reported to the Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information. Source: r20.rs6.net
Bed bugs become an epidemic in Ohio: Is Virginia next? (via Augusta Free Press)
Ohio residents have been struggling with a household pest. In the northeastern cities, renters and owners alike have been fighting off bed bugs. Source: Augusta Free Press
Tarantula in Texas Seen ‘swimming’ in ‘terrifyingly cool’ viral video (via Fox News)
In an odd and fascinating sighting, officials with the Big Bend Ranch State Park in Texas captured an eight-legged creature “swimming” across a small body of water: a tarantula. Source: Fox News
Drumright schools get serious about dealing with bed bugs (via KOKH)
Yet another school district has been hit with a bed bug scare. The situations are happening with an alarming frequency and disrupting classwork all over the state. On Friday all, the Drumright schools were closed for the day. They wanted the buildings to be empty, so they could inspect for evidence of bed buds. The districtâs superintendent said it was … Read More
Tarantula in Texas Seen ‘swimming’ in ‘terrifyingly cool’ viral video (via Fox News)
In an odd and fascinating sighting, officials with the Big Bend Ranch State Park in Texas captured an eight-legged creature “swimming” across a small body of water: a tarantula. Source: Fox News
