Turlington Woods School Principal Kinsey Bynum on Thursday sent a letter to parents informing them that bedbugs had been found on a student’s belongings at the school. Source: r20.rs6.net
Library Treated After Bedbugs Discovered (via r20.rs6.net)
According to the CBS affiliate in Duluth, staffers found a bedbug on the library’s first level. Source: r20.rs6.net
Passengers Freak Out Due to an Ant Infestation on Their Plane! (via KGW)
Ants on a WOW Air flight from Iceland has left many passengers without their carry-ons and coats for days. Tony Spitz has the details. Source: KGW
Experts warn Lyme disease risk is high with warmer weather (via Blakeley Galbraith)
Warmer weather brings out ticks that can cause Lyme disease. Source: Blakeley Galbraith
Livingston, Washtenaw counties named ‘known risk’ for contracting Lyme disease (via WXYZ)
Livingston and Washtenaw counties have become known risks for Lyme disease, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Source: WXYZ
Health Officials Warn That Warmer Weather Means Mosquito Season (via r20.rs6.net)
It’s that time of year again. The temperatures are getting warmer and more people are heading outside. But health officials have a warning for North Texans. It’s also mosquito season. Source: r20.rs6.net
More rainfall likely means more mosquitoes (via KDFW)
It’s too soon to tell if this mosquito season will be worse then in years past, but recent heavy rains are making conditions ripe for insect breeding. Source: KDFW
Bed bugs found in Kansas City airport seating area (via USA TODAY)
Infestation was found on an upholstered chair on Thursday, prompting the closure of the area. It reopened the following day. Source: USA TODAY
What If A Drug Could Make Your Blood Deadly To Mosquitoes? (via NPR.org)
That’s what researchers wondered as they look at new ways to stop the spread of malaria. A new study reports on the impact of ivermectin on skeeters. Source: NPR.org
State Fines Assisted Living Facility In Hialeah Over Bedbugs (via Health News Florida)
State health-care regulators have fined a South Florida assisted living facility $1,000 for a bedbug infestation, according to state documents. Source: Health News Florida
