Have trees around your house? Take a few minutes to check them for an invasive beetle. Source: r20.rs6.net
Life Hack: Kill Thousands of Mosquitoes With One Fan (via Men’s Health)
Plus, a screen and some magnets Source: Men’s Health
Beehives could increase West Nile virus risk (via islandpacket)
Commercial beekeepers have swarmed to parts of Beaufort County to take advantage of an environment that produces unique types of honey. That means some areas of Beaufort County arenât being sprayed for mosquitoes. Source: islandpacket
Centre County has highest rate of rabies cases in Pennsylvania (via WJAC)
STATE COLLEGE – The number of rabies cases is up in Pennsylvania, especially in Centre County.According to a new report comparing rabies cases throughout the state, there are more cases in Centre County than anywhere else in the state. Source: WJAC
Piedmont Triad boy bitten by black widow spider (via myfox8.com)
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Erin Walker has a routine during summer. She will often get her three kids ready to enjoy a morning in the backyard pool. This past Friday, there was something else swimming with her kids that would send her into a panic. James, my middle son, yells that there’s a spider in the pool, she said. Source: … Read More
Bed bugs discovered at apartments for seniors in Montgomery (via WSFA 12 News Staff)
Bed bugs were discovered at an apartment complex for seniors in Montgomery, according to a spokesperson for the complex’s management company. Source: WSFA 12 News Staff
Fluffy looking ant not as cuddly as it looks (via KGUN)
It Seems like we’ve Seen them all, from scorpions to camel spiders, it’s just one creepy Arizona creature after another. Add this one to the list: Velvet ant, which is far from being soft and cuddly. Source: KGUN
Local library reopened after being closed due to discovery of bed bugs (via David Custer)
The Mt. Morris branch of the GeneSee District Library has reopened after being closed when staff members discovered evidence of bed bugs in returned items. Source: David Custer
Hidden Valley senior faces serious Lyme disease case (via WSLS)
With Lyme disease growing, one local 17-year-old is putting a face to the debilitating disease. Source: WSLS
Rare mosquito virus reemerges in NorCal (via KCRA)
The Sutter-Yuba Mosquito and Vector Control District has identified St. Louis encephalitis virus for the first time. Source: KCRA
