Ask Our Expert: Preventing and Handling Tick Bites

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NYC Health + Hospitals article on advice on preventing and handling tick bites:

https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/healthtips/ask-the-expert-preventing-and-handling-tick-bites/

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Cockroach bugs Philippines President Duterte

Euronews reports on a large cockroach climbing up Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s arm during a campaign rally. Unfazed by the bug, Duterte swatted it away and joked that it was a “Liberal”.

https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/09/watch-cockroach-bugs-philippines-president-duterte

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More Queens neighborhoods will be hit with pesticide spraying this week as mosquito battle rages on

QNS reports that for the sixth time this summer, the city will spray for mosquitoes this week around Queens neighborhoods as the war on the disease-carrying pests continues.

https://qns.com/2019/09/more-queens-neighborhoods-will-be-hit-with-pesticide-spraying-this-week-as-mosquito-battle-rages-on/

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Toxic algae that’s killed 9 dogs found in Central Park, Prospect Park

The New York Post warns visitors to two popular city parks of a dangerous infestation of toxic algae bloom that has killed nine dogs.

https://nypost.com/2019/08/24/toxic-algae-thats-killed-9-dogs-found-in-central-park-prospect-park/

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