Firefighters at a Jacksonville fire station are relocating due to bed bugs, according to an official with Jacksonville Fire Rescue. Source: WJXT
Group from Milwaukee bitten by bed bugs at Wisconsin Dells resort (via WGBA)
A family celebrating a birthday in the Wisconsin Dells ended up with bed bug bites for souvenirs. Source: WGBA
Experts: When Checking For Ticks Don’t Discount Short-Grass Sports Fields (via r20.rs6.net)
Health experts say just because your child is playing on a well-manicured sports field, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t fear ticks. Source: r20.rs6.net
Lyme disease explained: Symptoms, ticks, treatments and the states where cases occur (via USA TODAY)
More people will get tick bites from May through July than any other time of year in the U.S., according to the CDC. Here’s what to know. Source: USA TODAY
Seasonal Uptick in Lyme Disease Concerns on Long Island (via Long Island News from the Long Island Press)
The spread of tick-borne diseases (TBDs) has been labeled an epidemic, with New York State having the nationâs highest number of confirmed Lyme cases. Source: Long Island News from the Long Island Press
Tick paralysis: it’s real and can be deadly (via AL.com)
To cause paralysis, the tick has to remain attached for at least five days, with the likelihood of paralysis increasing the longer the tick stays attached to your body. Source: AL.com
Health officials say this summer could See high number of mosquitoes (via Edward Burch)
That irritating buzz sound, the slap on the neck, arms, and legs. You already know… Mosquitoes are back in the mid-state. Many say this could be a bad year for these pests. Source: Edward Burch
Mad Scientists Taught a Predatory Spider to Jump for Them and Now We’re All Probably Doomed (via Gizmodo)
Scientists at the University of Manchester in the UK trained a spider named Kim to jump for them, then recorded her leaps on high-speed cameras. But don’t worry, their research published Tuesday in Scientific Reports isn’t meant for anything nefarious. Nah, they just want to learn how to build a whole legion of jumping spider-robots. Source: Gizmodo
Raccoon family drops through ceiling of Michigan home (via The Seattle Times)
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) A family of raccoons created a chaotic scene when they fell through a ceiling and into the living room of a Michigan home. Source: The Seattle Times
Students at metro school say it’s infested with bed bugs (via FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports)
PECULIAR, Mo. — Students at Raymore-Peculiar Academy say they can’t focus at school because the building is infested with bed bugs. Source: FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports
