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Do cockroaches carry diseases?
The health risks associated with cockroach infestations seem to be mainly food contamination and allergic asthma, rather than transmitting a disease directly. This is according to a review of public health risks.
Rat-infested takeaway set to close after breaching 17 food and hygiene laws!
A takeaway food restaurant in Birkby is set to close for good after the owner admits 17 food and hygiene breaches. The owner of a rat-infested takeaway in Birkby has said that the premises will close for good next month after repeatedly not dealing with...
Fleas and flies could have been spreading diseases such as malaria in the Jurassic Period
Scientists have discovered that biting insects such as mosquitoes, fleas and flies were spreading Malaria millions of years ago in the Jurassic era, which could have been fatal to dinosaurs and other prehistoric wildlife. Microorganisms that cause malaria...
The insect that ruined Christmas!
A warning has been issued in the UK after an outbreak of the spruce bark beetle. These eight toothed pests are known to destroy conifer Christmas trees such as spruce, pine and fir. The outbreak was founded in several locations in the Ashford, Kent area....
5 of the ugliest animals
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