It’s alive! Source: HuffPost
Suburb Considers Bringing Back Skunk Removal Rebate Program (via NBC Chicago)
Complaints are picking up again about skunks in a Chicago suburb, sparking officials to consider bringing back a program to reimburse residents who pay to get them removed. Source: NBC Chicago
River flooding affects wildlife like snakes, mice, turtles (via Brix Fowler)
When the Mississippi River floods it can do more than damage homes. Source: Brix Fowler
Funding measures to fight rat lungworm, little fire ants move forward – Hawaii Tribune-Herald (via Hawaii Tribune-Herald)
Bills providing funding to combat rat lungworm disease and little fire ants are making progress this legislative session. Source: Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Restaurant wanted to fix ‘large holes in roof’ after rodents invade kitchen (via 10NEWS)
The inspector also reported finding 136 rodent droppings throughout the kitchen, near a microwave and the sugar packets and more on shelving in the dish room. Source: 10NEWS
Rat problem persists at Marin Civic Center canteen (via r20.rs6.net)
The cafeteria kitchen at the Marin County Civic Center was closed again this week as workers continue to battle a rodent infestation. Source: r20.rs6.net
Case of rare, mouse-borne hantavirus confirmed in Denver for the first time since 1993 (via The Denver Post)
A Denver resident was diagnosed with hantavirus, a rare but potentially fatal disease typically found in rural areas, for the first time since 1993. Source: The Denver Post
Local school district proactive on preventing spread of bed bugs (via WTHI News)
One local school district is being proactive, when it comes to preventing the spread of bed bugs. Source: WTHI News
City deploys dry ice to exterminate rats (via NY Daily News)
The iceman cometh — for the rats. Source: NY Daily News
When Twenty-Six Thousand Stinkbugs Invade Your Home (via The New Yorker)
These uniquely versatile bugs are decimating crops and infiltrating houses all across the country. Will we ever be able to get rid of them? Source: The New Yorker
