These insects aren’t poisonous but have multiple queens so they can be difficult to get rid of. Source: WWL
“My Skin Started Dying,” Says Woman Bitten By Brown Recluse Spider (via WFMY)
A brown recluse spider can grow to about the size of a quarter but even smaller ones have a bite that can be devastating even deadly. Source: WFMY
Lyme disease in children surges in Western Pennsylvania (via TribLIVE.com)
Lyme disease infections increased at an exponential rate from 2003 to 2013 in Western Pennsylvania, reaching more children in cities and towns, according to a new study from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Source: TribLIVE.com
First West Nile mosquito of 2018 collected in Dauphin County (via PennLive.com)
Certain species of mosquitoes carry WNV, which, when transmitted to people, can cause West Nile encephalitis, an infection that can result in an inflammation of the brain. Source: PennLive.com
CDC: California leads the nation in mosquito-borne disease (via KXTV)
According to the report, two invasive species of mosquito have been found in 200 cities across California since 2011; that’s in addition to the state’s native mosquito species. Source: KXTV
First human case of West Nile this year in Illinois reported (via chicagotribune.com)
A Chicago woman has the first human case of West Nile virus reported in Illinois this year, which may be a bad year for mosquitoes, authorities reported. Source: chicagotribune.com
Here’s how to tell if you’ve been bitten by bedbugs and what to do next (via INSIDER)
If you’ve been bitten by bed bugs, it’s easy to not notice right away. While some people have allergic reactions, many will take a few days to even feel the bites. Here are the signs you’ve probably been bitten by a bedbug and exactly what you should do next. Source: INSIDER
What To Do If A Tick’s Head Gets Stuck, Because It Happens All The Time (via Romper/)
If you’re the type of person who lives for the summer, you might spend the rest of the year in a state of denial about the not-so-great stuff that comes with the warmer months, such as… ticks. Source: Romper/
Bill and Melinda Gates are giving $4 million to help scientists engineer a malaria-killing mosquito (via Business Insider)
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is helping Oxitec develop a new genetically-engineered mosquito that could be dispatched in Africa, the Americas and Asia to kill off malaria-infected mosquito populations. Malaria kills more than 440,000 people around the globe every year. Source: Business Insider
Mom claims she found bed bugs in daughter’s hospital room (via Fox News)
An Arizona family is speaking out after claiming to find bed bugs in their daughter’s hospital room. Source: Fox News
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