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Updated by Samantha D. Williams-Burris on Sep 09, 2016
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International Pest News

International pest news brought to readers by Online Pest Control.

"Super Rats" May Be on the Rise - Online Pest Control

A number of Essex homes may be subject to a rise in what have been termed "super rats" going into the winter season. Pest control experts have noted that the number of rats that are immune to the effects of normal poisoning is likely to become even higher as winter brings with it cooler temperatures and rain.

Infestation of Bedbugs Found in an Ohio Hotel

Traveler Blake Gram ventured to Steubenville, Ohio on a trip for his business, but left the hotel the following morning with unintentional guests-bedbugs. After spending the night at a Best Western Plus, Gram awoke to find that he had developed itchy sores across his entire body, made up of numerous bites from bedbugs that were later found to be present in his hotel room.

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Outbreak in Sonoma County

Sonoma county agricultural inspectors have found a mass of eggs and the nymph of a glassy-winged sharpshooter. This bug is an insect similar to a grasshopper and is associated with vineyard disease that can be devastating.