Quickly moving between the cracks in the sidewalks and up and down tree limbs in Bryan College Station lies a new kind of ant colony. The Tawny Crazy Ant has moved in and experts say they won’t be leaving anytime soon. Source: Noelle Bellow
Frisco confirms first human case of West Nile virus this year | Community Impact Newspaper (via Community Impact Newspaper)
Aug 7, 2017: Collin County health officials have alerted the city of Frisco of the first human case of West Nile virus in the city this year. Source: Community Impact Newspaper
Hikers, Beware: Ground Wasps Are Nesting in the Wissahickon (via Philadelphia Magazine)
Friends of the Wissahickon, the park’s stewardship group, said there’s been an uptick in reports of the insects. Source: Philadelphia Magazine
Indiana college warns of possible squirrel attacks (via USA TODAY)
Squirrels are known to carry diseases, including rabies, salmonella and even plague. Source: USA TODAY
Cockroaches, rodent droppings, lack of hot water lead to closures at 8 Los Angeles restaurants (via r20.rs6.net)
Eight restaurants in Los Angeles were temporarily closed last week due to major public health hazards.Between July 23 and July 29, those facilities had their health permits suspended for cockroach and rodent infestations and a lack of hot water Source: r20.rs6.net
Second Tarantula Sighting in San Diego Suburb Within Days (via NBC Southern California )
A hairy tarantula frightened a woman in San Diego, as pest control has Seen a rise in creepy crawlers across the region. Source: NBC Southern California
Man injured in bee attack (via KGUN)
A man in his 50’s was air-lifted to St. Mary’s hospital in Tucson after being attacked by a swarm of bees in Tubac. Source: KGUN
5 children found overheated, infested with bugs in back of U-haul (via palmbeachpost)
Five children were found infested with fleas, lice and bedbugs and sweating in the back of a U-haul… Source: palmbeachpost
Flies being used to combat invasive red fire ant in Arkansas (via KATV)
University of Arkansas Extension offices in Clark and Hot Spring counties are pitting flies against fire ants in an attempt to mitigate the stinging insect’s population in southwest Arkansas.While experts believe fire ants have existed in Arkansas since th Source: KATV
Lyme disease rates jump in Pennsylvania (via PennLive.com)
Lyme disease rates across Pennsylvania have increased dramatically over the last several years according to data released from the state Department of Health. Source: PennLive.com
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