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Bedbug found at Bloomington North HS
Bloomington Herald-TimesThe Bloomington Herald-Times is reporting parents and guardians of students at Bloomington High School North were notified Monday by school officials that a bedbug was recently found at the school. Read the full story from the Bloomington Herald-TimesTags: Nature, Bloomington (Monroe, Indiana)
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Bedbugs found at IU library
Fox59Two bedbugs were found on the Indiana University campus recently, inside the Wells Library. Bedbugs have also been dsicovered lately in other areas of Bloomington, including an elementary school. Indiana University spokesperson Larry McIntyre confirmed...Tags: Monroe County (Indiana), Indiana University, Nature, Bloomington, Illinois
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Bedbugs reported at Bloomington school again
Fox59Bedbugs are becoming a bigger problem at a Bloomington elementary school. For the second time this year, the pests have been found on a student at Arlington Heights Elementary. The latest incident happened on Tuesday. The school says they have taken...Tags: Nature, Bloomington (Monroe, Indiana), Education, Schools, Elementary Schools
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Bedbug problem may be spreading in Indianapolis
Fox59Inmates at the Riverside work release facility near downtown showed us the bedbug bites on their legs and they tell us the place is infested with the critters. One inmate who did not want to be identified says he's really not sure if the bugs are going...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Business, Nature, Restaurants, Marion County (Indiana)
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Bedbugs found in Bloomington hospital
Fox59An unwanted guest has been spotted at a Southern Indiana hospital. Health officials confirmed Friday that bedbugs have been found at Bloomington Hospital. Officials discovered the tiny blood suckers in two patient rooms. Experts tell us bedbugs are a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Nature
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Bloomington school connected to another bed bug case
Fox59Leaders of a Bloomington school are reinstating and expanding a bed bug monitoring program inside the building after a father found a bug shortly after picking his children up from school. Officials are Arlington Heights Elementary initially found bed...Tags: Monroe County (Indiana), Nature, Family, Bloomington (Monroe, Indiana)
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Zebra mussel found in Geist reservoir
Fox59.comIt isn't even the size of a quarter, but officials say it has the potential to reduce the fish population. Last week a zebra mussel was found in Geist Reservoir, and the worry now is that it will spread. They look harmless, interesting even. "They...Tags: Mussels, Nature, Water Supply
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Asian carp netted in Garfield Park lagoon
Tribune reporterThe search for Asian carp this summer will head to fishing ponds and fish markets in the Chicago area. The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee made the announcement Thursday at Garfield Park Lagoon in Chicago where fisheries biologists netted...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Garfield Park, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Dame's rocket threatens landscapes, and why we should care
Lehigh Valley WildThis is a guest article on one of the many invasive plant species that attack our native species by crowding them out and forming unhealthy monocultures: By Steven Apfelbaum Dame’s rocket has escaped from gardens and is rapidly invading the... -
Big report on Asian carp put off until after options are released by 2013
Tribune reporterInstead of completing a massive federal study that would recommend a permanent solution to the Asian carp problem by 2015, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will release an array of preliminary options to Congress by next year, officials announced today....Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Politics
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Sea Lamprey from Great Lakes to be in Royal Pie
They're considered an invasive species in Michigan, but in England, Sea Lamprey is a delicacy. In fact, the eel-like creatures are the main ingredient in a special pie that will be served to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as she celebrates 60 years on the...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Elizabeth II, Imperial and Royal Matters, England, Freedom of the Press
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Florida must join the fight against invasive animals
When state regulators discovered a few years ago that the purity of Florida's native largemouth bass was threatened by crossbreeding with a northern species, they went after the problem with all the eagerness of a hungry fish going after a worm. They...Tags: Natural Resources, Endangered Species, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Wildlife
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