A very wet 2018, followed by an already wet and dreary 2019 could lead to a big tick season experts say. Source: r20.rs6.net
Protect yourself from Lyme Disease (via fosters.com)
Despite winter’s snow and cold, this year promises to be one of the worst ever in terms of ticks.Biologists from the Centers for Disease Control in Maine Source: fosters.com
Wet weather could be setting us up for a tough tick year (via pennlive.com)
Plenty of precipitation last year right through the first few months of 2019 could mean huge tick population waiting out there. Source: pennlive.com
3 ON YOUR SIDE: Residents say tires contribute to mosquito problem in Walker County neighborhood (via r20.rs6.net)
Residents in a Walker County neighborhood are fed up with a mosquito problem in their area and they believe dozens of tires are to blame. Source: r20.rs6.net
Flooding Could Impact Start of Mosquito Season KDLT (via KDLT)
A lot of folks have been wondering about the correlation between our current flooding and upcoming mosquito season. Source: KDLT
MORE BUGS? More rain this spring could mean more mosquitoes (via ABC11 Raleigh-Durham)
MORE BUGS ON THE WAY? The latest spring outlook has been released and it’s hinting at wet weather for much of the southeast. Source: ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
Leftover floodwaters to create potential mosquito issue in East TennesSee (via WATE)
Ronnie Nease, Environmental Health Director with Knox County Health Department, said the weather isn’t as warm as mosquitoes prefer, but it’s warm enough and East TennesSee has plenty of standing water thanks to recent flooding and still-standing floodwater. Source: WATE
Heavy Rains and flood waters are a prime spot for mosquitoes (via http://www.kfvs12.com)
Recent heavy rains and flooding mean a lot of standing water and that can become a prime spot for pests. Source: http://www.kfvs12.com
Warm, spring weather means tick season is here (via WFXT)
In the first full week of spring, the weather warms up and the snow finally starts to melt. Source: WFXT
Heavy rain, recent cold weather could mean increase in mosquitoes in Mid-South this summer (via WHBQ)
The Shelby County Health Department said we could See an uptick in mosquitoes this year because of the heavy rain and recent cold snaps. Source: WHBQ
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