The Asian tiger mosquito—carrier of such diseases as dengue, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, Chikungunya and Zika—appears to have vanished from Palmyra. Source: r20.rs6.net
It’s official: Termites are just cockroaches with a fancy social life (via Science News)
On their latest master list of arthropods, U.S. entomologists have finally declared termites to be a kind of cockroach. Source: Science News
Tick Bites Tick! Tiny Male Puts the Bite on an Engorged Female (via Live Science)
A tiny tick had an even tinier bloodsucking hitchhiker. Source: Live Science
Emerald ash borer, a beetle that kills ash trees, is found in Vermont (via Burlington Free Press)
The emerald ash borer, an invasive species long feared as being on its way to Vermont, was found in the town of Orange on Feb. 20. Source: Burlington Free Press
More Wild Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus (via r20.rs6.net)
Source: r20.rs6.net
Rodents and bugs temporarily close Lancaster eatery (via The York Daily Record)
Rodents and bugs temporarily close Lancaster eatery. Source: The York Daily Record
Will Smith says Georgia “gotta do something about these bugs” (via WXIA)
While wearing a mosquito net on his face, Smith said, “I love Georgia but y’all gotta do something about these bugs… I’m just saying y’all need to fix it.” Source: WXIA
Josh Duhamel Catches a Mouse in the Today Show Green Room and Al Roker Has the Best Reaction! (via PEOPLE.com)
Josh Duhamel’s mouse-catching skills may have to do with his love for the outdoors Source: PEOPLE.com
More Ticks Test Positive for ‘Rabbit Fever’ on Trail (via NBC 7 San Diego)
San Diego County officials said Friday that more ticks found along the Lopez Canyon Trail in Sorrento Valley have tested positive for a bacterial disease known as “rabbit fever.” Source: NBC 7 San Diego
Cold weather months may help control insects (via WJTV)
Entomologists hope freezing weather will control insect population this Spring. Source: WJTV
