Vernon Hills is offering homeowners cash for skunks caught on private property, amid an explosion of the animals. Source: r20.rs6.net
Neighbors Report ‘Squirrelly’ Problem After Recent Attacks (via WFMY)
NEW ORLEANS – In the Lake Vista neighborhood of New Orleans, neighbors live along lush, tree-lined lanes in harmony with nature. Source: WFMY
Raccoons posing an extra threat to dogs this summer (via Nick Viviani)
Kansas State’s Veterinary Health Center is warning dog-owners that raccoons could be especially dangerous for their four-legged friends right now. Source: Nick Viviani
Oklahoma City woman says she’s battling bed bugs in new rental (via KFOR.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma City woman is demanding answers from her landlord after she claims her rented home has been infested with bed bugs. Leigha McDonald moved into the home September 1 on Minnie Lane with her son. According to McDonald, she was only there for a week when she noticed bed bugs in her son’s room while they … Read More
What’s the deal with all the bugs swarming around CNY? (via WSTM)
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—There’s been buzzing around central new york…In people’s yards and on cars and houses.We heard from lots of people today, wondering what these guys are and why there’s so many.Like a swarm but you know not too deep of a, what looked like Source: WSTM
Experts Answer Questions on Flying Ant Invasion in Philly (via NBC 10 Philadelphia)
Entomology Curator Dr. Jon Gelhaus and Curatorial Assistant Isa Betancourt revealed in a blog post Tuesday that the insects were Lasius neoniger, a species of ant common to the area. Source: NBC 10 Philadelphia
Post-Hurricane Irma threat? Mosquitoes, health department says (via AL.com)
Post-Hurricane Irma threat? Mosquitoes, health department says. Source: AL.com
Could genetically engineered mice reduce Lyme disease? (via PBS NewsHour)
Lyme disease has become part of daily life for residents on the rural Massachusetts islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, where the tick population has exploded. Now a scientist at MIT is turning to a different culprit — infected white-footed mice — in an attempt to engineer a long-term solution to the problem. Special correspondent Cristina Quinn of WGBH reports. … Read More
12 rabid bats found in Washington since August (via Q13 FOX News)
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Health says a dozen bats found in parks and homes have been found since Aug. 1. Health officials say they regularly test and find rabid bats, but these numbers are the highest in a decade. A total of 21 bats have tested positive for rabies this year, with some cases locally including … Read More
Head lice and bedbugs at homeless shelter? (via GOOD4UTAH)
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