A top-rated restaurant in Fleming Island has been shut down since Friday … because it is swarming with termites. The owner made the call to shut the restaurant down. Source: WJAX
Selle: Skunks, squirrels and other varmints find homes inviting in rapidly urbanizing Lake County (via Lake County News-Sun)
The smell of skunk and having a squirrel circus in your ceiling are the result of nuisance animals finding homes cozy and inviting, along with the loss of habitat in rapidly urbanizing Lake County. Source: Lake County News-Sun
Rodents leave evidence all over a San Gabriel restaurant; and other health inspector reports (via San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
Cockroaches and more rodents shut down two other restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley. Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune
No bedbug problem at Burlington City High School (via Burlington County Times)
BURLINGTON CITY — A lone bedbug was found on a stuffed animal in the library at Burlington City High School, officials said Friday. Source: Burlington County Times
Knox County issues mosquito warnings for travelers (via Knoxville News Sentinel)
The Knox County Health Department is encouraging citizens who are planning a warm weather getaway for the coming weeks to use caution when traveling through areas where mosquito-borne diseases could be transmitted. Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
New Mexico boy, 9, with flu-like symptoms diagnosed with rodent-carried Hantavirus (via Fox News)
George Hernandez hadn’t heard of Hantavirus until his 9-year-old son, Fernando, was diagnosed with the disease just days ago. Source: Fox News
Forestry officials gauge scope of invasive beetle outbreak (via WCAX)
State and federal forestry officials were on the ground in Vermont this week trying to determine the scope and severity of an invasive beetle outbreak. Source: WCAX
Stink bugs are back early in Northeast Ohio and stinkier than ever (via Dan DeRoos)
They’re not suppose to be here in the first place and stink bugs, or the brown marmorated stink bug, is becoming more and more of a problem. They’ve only been in the United states for 20 years. Source: Dan DeRoos
Cedar Rapids library calls bed bug rumors ‘bogus’ (via Forrest Saunders, KCRG-TV9)
Have bed bugs infested the furniture in the downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library? Source: Forrest Saunders, KCRG-TV9
2018 expected to be severe flea and tick season for pets (via WTRF)
With the warmer weather comes a perfect time to walk the dog, but there might be greater dangers for them underneath their fur. Source: WTRF
