A giant mosquito with a wingspan of more than 4 inches has been found in China. Source: New York Post
Getting Ready for Mosquitoes in the Red River Valley this Summer – KVRR Local News (via KVRR Local News)
FARGO, N.D. –Winter’s late departure may also mean a slow season for bugs. Source: KVRR Local News
The single-family house: An American icon faces an uncertain future (via USA TODAY)
The single family house made America the world’s first suburban nation. Now it faces an uncertain future because of climate change and cost. Source: USA TODAY
East Asian tick is now confirmed in second N.J. county (via NJ.com)
A tick discovered last summer on a Hunterdon County farm is now confirmed to have been found in Union County. Source: NJ.com
Doctors thought this mom had the flu. Instead, a disease she caught from mouse droppings killed her. (via USA TODAY)
It took 23 days for Kiley Lane, 27, of Aztec, N.M., to be diagnosed with hantavirus. Though the disease has no treatment or cure, her mother worries that the lag between symptoms and diagnosis may have hurt her daughter in the long run. Source: USA TODAY
Bats invade woman’s apartment, forcing her to leave (via Roslyn Anderson)
What’s inside one south Jackson woman’s apartment is literally driving her batty. Bats have basically driven LaDonna Robinson from her home. Source: Roslyn Anderson
Brooklyn rats are getting huge by feasting on Chipotle: neighbors (via New York Post)
Monster rats are growing bigger by the minute feasting on trash outside a Chipotle restaurant in Brooklyn Heights, according to the eatery’s fuming neighbors. Source: New York Post
Lyme Disease myths and misinformation (via WTTG)
As the months start to get warmer and people start to venture outside for hikes and camping, there is a risk for ticks, which can carry Lyme Disease. Source: WTTG
Several counties added to the Lyme Disease danger areas in Michigan (via WWMT)
Contracting Lyme Disease from ticks is on the rise in Michigan. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) released its latest report that shows more counties are at risk of reporting cases of Lyme Disease. Source: WWMT
Every Season is Tick Season (via WNEP.com)
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of Lyme Disease in the country, and ticks that carry Lyme are found in all 67 counties in the state. Source: WNEP.com
