Volunteers and staff rallied to provide food and shelter to the roughly 60 people who normally utilize the winter shelter each night. Source: Kitsap Sun
Law would make schools notify parents when student gets tick removed (via TribLIVE.com)
The Senate Education Committee is considering legislation that would require schools to notify parents if their child was treated for a tick bite at school. … Source: TribLIVE.com
Lyme cases in Maine spiked again in 2017 to another record (via Press Herald)
Data from the Maine CDC shows another tick-borne illness, anaplasmosis, also hit a record high, and both diseases can have long-term health impacts. Source: Press Herald
It’s flu season, but don’t forget about Zika, says CDC official (via OrlandoSentinel.com)
Concerned about Orlando residents who are returning from visiting family in Latin America and the Caribbean, where Zika is still actively spreading, a senior official at CDC writes an op-ed to remind travelers to protect themselves before, during and after a trip. Source: OrlandoSentinel.com
The best passive-aggressive Valentine’s Day gift is a cockroach (via Metro US)
When you’ve been screwed by Cupid, show your former significant other how insignificant they are to you now with a gift of a cockroach. Source: Metro US
Think this freezing winter will mean a mosquito-free summer? Think again. (via Virginian-Pilot)
All those annoying critters, it Seems, are much more adept than humans when it comes to dealing with the cold. Source: Virginian-Pilot
‘Masked’ intruder whose break-in spurred police call has 4 legs and a tail (via ABC News)
Police officers responded to an alarm that was set off at a phone store. Source: ABC News
2 Key West restaurants ordered shut by inspectors (via WPLG)
State records show rodent issues were discovered at Angelina’s Coffee and Juice in Midtown Miami and at Thai Island Restaurant in Key West. Source: WPLG
Deep freeze may reduce some insect populations in Maine (via Press Herald)
For the tree-killing winter moth in particular, the long stretch of cold has ‘disrupted’ about half of its mating season. Source: Press Herald
Bedbugs ruin family outing at Phoenix movie theater (via KSAZ)
Another report of bedbugs making their way into a Valley movie theater. FOX 10’s Matt Rodewald reports. Source: KSAZ
