ST. PAUL — Minnesota is looking for volunteers to join the hundreds of citizens who already have stepped up to help keep an eye out for new infestations of emerald ash borer and other destructive invasive . These volunteer “first …
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LINCOLN — The ongoing effort to sniff out bedbugs in University of Nebraska-Lincoln residence halls has so far turned up 43 infested rooms. Bedbug-sniffing dogs have found the in 35 rooms in Abel, six rooms in Selleck and two rooms in …
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Chadron State College has confirmed the presence of bedbugs in two residence hall rooms and is taking action to remove the pesky . Sherri Simons, CSC director of housing, said the presence of the was confirmed in one residence hall room …
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The unseasonably warm temperatures this winter could cause certain , like mosquitoes, to come out earlier than normal this year. As long as the temperatures are below 40 degrees most won’t grow and spawn, according to Paul …
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Wood boring have been found during inspections of international commercial air cargo at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday that six inspections in late January turned up eight .
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Unseasonably Warm Weather Could Mean Earlier Termite Activity
Sacramento Bee 9, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — According to Atlanta-based pest control leader Orkin, the above-average temperatures much of the US has seen recently could mean earlier termite activity. Subterranean termite swarms have already been seen in south-central … |
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Big threat to citrus trees is quite tiny — it's called Asian Citrus Psyllid
The Friday Flyer The CDFA learned the pests were here by hanging yellow traps in trees in the community, according Mayor Pro Tem Mary Craton, who had a trap placed in her tree. Residents started receiving notices last week from CDFA that the tiny, flying insect had … |
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Inspectors Squash Bugs in Valentines Flowers Heading into Chicago
MyFox Chicago Chicago – With Valentine's Day around the corner, shipments of imported fresh cut flowers are picking up at O'Hare, and some of those floral bouquets contain more than enticing scents — they're home to hitchhiking insects. From Jan. 1 to Feb. |
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Peekskill Woodside Students Bug Out With Terminix
The Daily Peekskill by Art Cusano (email) 8 hours ago Kindergarten Students at Woodside Elementary School check out a millipede brought by Terminix's Bob Young, who talked to the students about insects. Students asked many questions about bugs of all sorts. |
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QUESTION:
I read with interest the armadillo connection to leprosy. I have been curious about eating deer meat that may be infected with Lyme disease. Every deer I’ve ever seen killed is loaded with ticks. I’ve never tried to take a specimen to know exactly what kinds of ticks are more prevalent, but as many as they carry I wonder what percent of the population is likely to have the disease. Can they carry Lyme disease and what are the most likely ways to contract it? Processing the deer maybe? I’m assuming if the meat is cooked thoroughly you’re fine.
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I think this is natural for us, to at least have that nagging worry in the back of our mind about whether or not we are being exposed to some serious disease when we are in contact with an infected animal. However, in the case of Lyme Disease it appears that the ONLY route of transmission is from the bite of the infected tick. According to CDC (Centers for Disease Control) Lyme cannot be passed from human to human with any normal physical contact, nor contracted by infants through breast milk, nor by casual handling of meat of infected animals nor by eating that meat. CDC does recommend, as you say, thoroughly cooking any animal meat just as a general food safety precaution.
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