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Students at South Gate High School say rats have taken over at least one classroom, and they’re not welcome. Source: ABC7 Los Angeles

The Food and Drug Administration has warned the struggling New England Confectionery Company about “€œserious violations”€ found at its Revere plant. Source: r20.rs6.net

ST. LOUIS -Health inspectors recently forced seven motels to close rooms after finding bed bugs. Fox 2 requested inspection records after talking to a woman who reported feeling them crawling on her. Tammy Randall was with her family at an O’€™Fallon, Missouri motel when her daughter started screaming she saw bed bugs. Source: FOX2now.com

The Franklin County Public Department found several unappetizing violations during a May 15 inspection of China Garden Buffet, 79 W. Schrock Road, Westerville. Plus, we give out another Up To Code award. Source: WCMH

When you’re walking along the beach, you can expect to run into some birds, some crabs, or if you’re at Assateague Island, maybe even some horses. But there’s one creepy crawly resident here that you wouldn’t expect, a tick. Source: WMDT

The Minot-Sleeper Library has confronted the public relations challenge of finding bed bugs in returned books and says it is working with staff to develop a protocol to follow in the event there is a recurrence. Source: UnionLeader.com

There is no way to fully avoid ticks during the summer time but luckily there are ways to minimize your exposure to ticks. Source: Miya Payton

Look, nothing good is going to come out of an encounter with a tick. So be sure to protect yourself this summer. Source: The Courier-Journal

Indiana University researchers find deer ticks, which can carry Lyme disease, in areas of state where they have never been before. Source: Indianapolis Star

May is the start of the three month tick season, here’s what you need to know to protect yourself from tickborne illness. Source: USA TODAY