Month: June 2020

Feral pigeon also known as city doves, city pigeons or street pigeons; they are derived from the domestic pigeons that are derived from the domestic pigeons that returned to the wild. The feral pigeon can be grey, brown, or white, but are usually grey in color with two black bars across each wing and iridescent feathers around the neck and broadband across the end of the tail. One cannot identify the difference between the male and the female. Since domestic pigeons can be easily identified. They have a lifespan of 3 to 4 years in the wild and up to 16 years in captivity.

Feral pigeon causes a huge nuisance everywhere and they are not afraid of humans. Feral pigeons roost and nest wherever there are food and shelter and take up the residence almost anywhere like the houses, tall buildings, schools, etc. They are known to spoil the areas of mass transit due to the highly corrosive nature of acid released from their excrement. Also, their dropping on industrial, commercial, and domestic buildings causing hygiene concerns and extensively damaging air- conditioning units and other rooftop machinery.

The feral pigeon is more common in the urban environment. Increased urban development has resulted in an increase in the number of feral pigeons due to a large number of accessible nesting spaces and easy availability of food and water. Pigeons are capable of breeding throughout the year and do not migrate far from their birthplace which can be difficult to move them from their location.

Feral pigeons can be dangerous to human health as they transmit diseases through their droppings. We should not touch or pick up pigeon droppings with our hands, it’s very difficult. Pigeon droppings that are infected with bacteria or viruses are often left on the street, windows, and cars, etc and they dry out. Once they do, they become a powder, which is blown into the air and then inhaled. The inhalation of this powder is one way that the pathogens that can cause disease can be spread to humans. Doctors stated that the increase in the number of people with lung disease, or stiffening of the organ, in the city can be linked to the nesting of pigeons.

The most common pathogens which can cause disease transmitted from pigeons to humans are:

• E. coli: This occurs when bird droppings land in water or food supply and are then consumed by humans. This can typically be avoided by washing the food thoroughly before eating. Symptoms include nausea, fever, and cramps.
• St. Louis encephalitis: This disease is spread by mosquitoes after they feed on a bird that carries the pathogen that spreads St. Louis encephalitis. This inflammation of the nervous system is dangerous to all age groups but can be particularly dangerous and even fatal in adults over 60 years old. Symptoms include drowsiness, headache, and fever.
• Histoplasmosis: This respiratory disease occurs as a result of a fungus growing in pigeon droppings and can be fatal.
• Candidiasis: This disease is also a respiratory condition caused by a fungus or yeast found in droppings. The areas affected include skin, mouth, the respiratory system, intestines, and the urogenital tract, particularly in women.
• Salmonellosis: This disease is commonly called “food poisoning” and spreads via infected droppings turning into dust and contaminating food and food preparation surfaces prior to consumption.

The evidence on feral pigeon nuisance,

Feeding feral pigeons in Clark County could result in jail, fines

By Nina Porciuncula from 13 Action News

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – Pigeons – they’re everywhere you look and for some, they’ve become a neighborhood nuisance.

On Tuesday, Clark County commissioners voted to ban people from feeding them to control their population. If you’re caught, you could pay a fine of up to a thousand dollars and go to jail for up to six months.

Thomas Flores says his neighborhood has become a home to wild pigeons. “I can’t even come out of my house without having pigeons flying by my head, on my roof, on the street, and the sidewalk – on my lawn,” says Flores.

These birds’ poop can damage your roof or your air-conditioning unit. Even worse, pigeons and their droppings carry over 60 diseases.

When it comes to these nuisance birds, Todd Wagner of a better day pigeon control has seen it all.

“From the roof caving in from so many feces. The gas stations also, I’ve seen some of them. So much feces the wind and the rain. If it gets a good rain it will blow right over,” says Wagner.

He recommends taking these measures to help keep pigeons out.

“Don’t feed the animals outside, cats and dogs outside they love that food. If you have a spillover on your pool, get something to cover that up.”

Henderson passed a similar law back in 2011 banning people from feeding pigeons.

Pune: Pigeons Causing Nuisance Leaves Many People With Lung Infections And Asthma

By Chaitraly Deshmukh from Mid-day.com

The significant growth in the population of the pigeons in Pune city has become troublesome to Punekars. Due to the misconceptions and disbelief, the pigeons are fed grains by the masses. Citizens health is the most affected by the increasing number of pigeons in the city. Considering the threat to citizen’s health, the Pune Municipal Corporation’s Environment department have studied a health report and submitted such report to the standing committee.

The wrong yet the habitual practice of feeding the pigeons has cost many health issues to the city’s residents. Most of the of pigeons are seated on the terrace of tall buildings, narrow lanes, and many residential areas. According to a survey many Punekars are suffering from fungal infections due to the pigeon menace. Plus, the number of patients with respiratory disorders and asthma has also been growing because of the feather that they lose. Not only that the foul smell of the waste that the ducks excrete is also bothering the residents.

According to the reports from the Environmental Department pigeons are prominently seen at the premises of Omkareshwar temple, Saras Baug, River road and KEM hospital. The reports also mention that the excreted waste and the feathers are also one of the reasons why citizen are suffering from Hypersensitive Pneumonia.

It is observed that gradually the sizes of the lungs are reducing. Plus, the lung diseases are also increasing. Even the oxygen level is reducing because of which people are facing breathing problems and often many of the patients are kept on a ventilator.

All the living entities are really important for the ecosystem, but if the population of any species is suddenly increased or decreased it creates an imbalance. Therefore, it is really important to take the right kind of efforts to maintain it. India is a country with varied cultures and it is these cultures that make human beings believe in many superstitions and disbelief. This has created a gulf in the lifestyles of Punekars. Their health has been extremely affected by it.

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It is available in the form of concentrate lacquer. The product causes the bird’s pain receptors associated with taste. Some birds use their sense of smell through which they recognize that the product is a threat. The product is specially designed to prevent perching and roosting of birds. Repellent evokes a physiological effect that the birds associated with a sensory cue and then learn to avoid it.

The product is anti-corrosive and has no effect on UV light. The product is transparent and is compatible with most of the surfaces which are easy to apply.

Thus using the bird’s sensory mechanism we can get rid of them without causing them any physical harm.

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As human habitation and agricultural activities have increased, many pests have adapted to and found niches in our buildings and our undertakings. These pests have moved around the world and proliferated through trade and travel. Microorganisms, insects, and rodents represent the majority of pests affecting cultural heritage.

Rodents, in order to keep their continuously growing teeth in good condition, gnaw regularly. This leads to direct damage to any materials gnawed and could lead to valuable furniture, objects or materials being damaged. They also readily gnaw on electric cables leading to costly repairs or even the possibility of fires. They also chew up the paper, soft fabrics and insulation materials to make nests. Their urine can also damage and stain surfaces. Dead rodents, sloughed hair, and faecal matter attract and support keratin- and protein-eating insects, which then can spread into collections. A number of human diseases are transmitted from rodent waste. Moreover, poisonous baits deployed to control infestations and dead rodent carcasses provide a food source for a range of insect pests, including clothes moths, carpet beetles, blowflies and hide & leather beetles.

Several species of birds, on the other hand, roost or build nests on buildings. Their nests and faeces deface the supporting structure. Their nests also harbour parasites. Exposure to avian source dusts (created from faeces, feathers, and nesting materials) may enhance the development of bacterial and viral zoonoses as well as cause chronic allergic responses. These reasons, along with disturbing patrons by defecating in public spaces, are incentives for suppressing birds, most often pigeon flocks. Accumulations of bird guano (e.g. in attic roosts) can pose microbial human health hazards if this dust is inhaled.

Insect pests are responsible for substantial damage to museum objects, historic books and in buildings like palaces or historic houses. For insects, often the first evidence of their presence is the resultant damage, cast skins, or fecal spots rather than the pest itself. Insect pests that cause the most damage to museum collections can be arranged into the following groups based on the types of food sources they seek:

• Textile or Fabrics Pests
• Wood Pests
• Stored Product Pests
• Paper Pests
• General Pests

Insects infest not all collections of objects in equal ways. Mostly natural history collections with large numbers of dried insects, usually stored in drawers, the dry plant material in herbaria, stuffed animals, fur and skeleton specimens are at a very high risk of infestation and damage. Large numbers of objects of these vulnerable materials (very attractive as food for some insects) are stored close to each other and in dark areas (stores). This helps the spread of an infestation from one drawer or closet to the other.

The second high-risk collections are ethnographic objects, which have similar materials as the natural history museums. In addition, large amounts of fur, feather, leather, plant materials or wood are stored together. Many of these objects like pumpkin vessels or textiles are stained (with food, body oil, sweat or urine), which is part of their use and cultural history and make them even more attractive for the insects feeding on them.

Historic buildings like castles, palaces, or old museum buildings usually have resident populations of insect pests found in shafts, unused chimneys, under wooden floors or behind wooden walls. Finding and getting rid of these pest populations is often very difficult and costly. 

How insects, pests wipe off Ajanta cave paintings

A classic masterpiece of Buddhist art, the Ajanta caves, is a UNESCO world heritage site and a protected monument of the Archaeological Survey of India. But the cave paintings have started deteriorating in the past few decades and are losing the battle against insects and other climatic stressors.

The team writes that the most common insects were silverfish, beetles and common bugs. Another main problem was the entry of rainwater and water from the Waghura River. This leads to dampness in the cave atmosphere causing an increase in algae, fungi, insects, and microbes. All these together were changing the original colour of the paintings — white is turning to yellow and blue is becoming green.

Insects’ excreta damage Taj Mahal, leaves marble with green, black stains

By Simran Kashyap | Updated: Friday, July 26, 2019

New Delhi, July 25: The Taj Mahal, a grand marble mausoleum completed in 1653, is under threat from a tiny mosquito-like insect.

The marble walls of one of the world’s majestic monuments, Taj Mahal, have started to turn green and black, reportedly due to insect attack.

The sudden increase of Chironomus calligraphus is due to the stagnation and pollution of the Yamuna, a major river that flows near the monument in Agra.

The unregulated dumping of solid and liquid municipal waste into the river has led to a surge in algal growth and phosphorus, the primary food for these insects.

An Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) official said that it has become a persistent issue since the bacteria from the filth floating in Yamuna nearby provides a healthy breeding ground for insects. Black and green patches have started to appear on the white walls and these patches are actually the excreta of the insects. This can potentially damage the marble surface and the designs on it.

Beak hour traffic destroying heritage buildings

September 2013, The Sydney morning Herald, Australia

RESIDENTS have tried everything to get rid of them: flashing lights, rubber snakes, spikes on sills, mirrors on windows, chilli oil on woodwork, even lying in wait with hoses or water pistols. But the sulphur-crested cockatoos of Potts Point, which have caused more than $40,000 in damage to one building alone, are absolutely incorrigible, say infuriated residents, whose plan for a cull is stuck in bureaucratic limbo.

Many of the homes affected are in heritage-listed, art-deco buildings, with wooden window frames eaten through by the birds. At Kingsclere, a 1912 building on Macleay Street, cockatoos have destroyed slate roof tiles, causing them to drop seven storeys to the street.

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Combirepel^TM Bird repellent gel lacquer and spray can be used to protect the surfaces from the damages caused by bird droppings.

This product is specially designed to prevent birds perching and roosting.

The product causes the bird’s pain receptors associated with taste. Some birds use their sense of smell through which they recognize that the product is a threat. The product is specially designed to prevent perching and roosting of birds. Repellent evokes a physiological effect which the birds associated with sensory cue and then learn to avoid it.

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The term pesticide is not just a single term as it covers a wide range of compounds which includes insecticides, fungicides, rodenticide, herbicides etc. The pesticide must be lethal to the targeted pests and not to the non-targeted one. Since this is not the case and so the controversy of using pesticides has surfaced. The uncontrolled use of these chemicals under the proverb, “if little is good, a lot more will be better” has damage human and other life forms.

Since the production of pesticides in India started in 1952, where India is the 2nd largest manufacturer of pesticides in Asia and ranked 12th globally. The use of pesticides in India is different from the world. In India 70-76% of the pesticide which is used is an insecticide, the pesticides are mainly used for cotton crops.

Groundwater pollution is a huge problem in the world. There are 140-143 pesticides which have been found in the groundwater. There are many pesticides which are banned all over the world but are still in use.

People consider pesticides as a quick, easy and cheap solution for controlling the pest, as pesticides contaminated almost each and every part of our environment. Pesticides can be found in air, soil, groundwater almost everywhere across the countries. It poses a significant risk to the non-targeted species.

Let’s have a look at some of the evidence,

Toxic greens! Your veggies may be laced with pesticides

HYDERABAD: The next time you buy that red tomato, fresh brinjal or cauliflower, be careful! You may actually be getting home a lot more than what you had bargained for. A variety of vegetables sold in markets of Hyderabad are laced with harmful chemical pesticides and can pose serious health hazards. At times, the toxic content even exceeds maximum permissible limits. 

Analysis of vegetable samples in the last one year by the National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad, revealed that many samples contained residues of about two dozen pesticides. NIPHM collects vegetables from markets and farm gates in the city every month to detect the presence of pesticides, if any. 

City doctors warned that consumption of vegetables laced with pesticide residue, even within permissible levels, may lead to severe health issues, which includes damage to the kidneys and brain. Human body tends to accumulate pesticides and when it crosses the tolerance limit, severe health problems surface.

A study of the NIPHM monthly reports for 2018 reveals the presence of many toxins in vegetables such as tomato, brinjal, cabbage, okra, green chilli, French beans, coccinea, bottle gourd and cauliflower. Some of the chemicals are not recommended, which means they are not meant for human consumption or spraying on vegetables. 

Couple lose 3 children to insecticide poisoning

Tragedy hit a young couple in Accra when they lost their three children to death through insecticide poisoning.

The children, nine-month-old twin girls and their two-year-old brother, died at Abavana Down, a suburb of Accra, last Friday night.

They had ingested a deadly substance called organo-phosphate found in a product called Topstoxin, a fumigation tablet for the control of insects in stored grain, processed food and feeds, and neighbours rushed them and their parents to the 37 Military Hospital for medical care.

The substance, also known as AlP, is used as a rodenticide and insecticide and a fumigant for stored cereal grains.

Experts say it is used to kill small verminous mammals such as moles and rodents.

The incident occurred after one of the parents had sprayed their home with the poisonous substance to get rid of cockroaches.

According to hospital sources, the mother of the deceased children dissolved some of the tablets and sprayed it indoors to kill cockroaches, bed bugs and ants.

Sources told the Daily Graphic that the bereaved parents purchased the poisonous substance based on recommendations by a friend after they had unsuccessfully tried to get rid of the insects with regular sprays.

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Combirepel^TM works on the mechanism of repellency. It is an extremely low concern, low toxic, low hazard, non-carcinogenic and non-mutagenic pest aversive. It does not kill or cause harm to the pests as well as to the environment which indirectly helps to maintain the ecological balance.

Combirepel^TM is available in the form of the masterbatch, which can be incorporated into the polymeric applications like pipes, agriculture mulch films, floating row covers, greenhouse films etc. used for crop cultivation purpose etc.

The product available in the form of liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a predetermined ratio and be applied to the fences in the garden and farms to keep the pests away from these places.

Our product in the lacquer form can be applied topically on the applications. The lacquer is compatible with most of the surfaces like wood, concrete, metal, polymer, ceramic, etc. The lacquer can be applied on the already installed pipes in the fields or garden, fences around farms and garden, walls of the warehouses where the agricultural products are stored, thus protecting it from damage.

Our newly developed product in the form of a spray can be sprayed anywhere to repel the pests. The product is compatible with all types of surfaces and can be used by anyone. The Combirepel^TM pest repellent spray is safe to use.

Combirepel^TM is thermally stable and does not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not kill or harm the insect but repels them. It does not volatilize and does not degrade the soil. It is RoHS, RoHS2, EU – BPR, ISO, REACH, APVMA, NEA compliant and FIFRA exempted.

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Often, we find the fruits and vegetable spoiled with white scales and spots. Where do these scales and spots come from?

Those are from the mealy bugs!

Mealybugs belong to the group of scale insects. They can be found all over the world, except in the Polar Regions. Mealybugs prefer warm, humid areas that provide enough food i.e. plants.

Mealybugs can reach 0.04 to 0.1 inches in length. The color of the body depends on the species. They can be white, gray, yellow, pink or purple colored. Mealybugs have oval, segmented body without a hard shell on the surface. Some species have a tail-like structure at the end of the body or filaments which create the impression of numerous legs. Females are covered with white, cottony wax that is responsible for the mealy appearance, hence the name “mealybugs”. This layer prevents loss of water from their soft body. Males look like gnats. They have wings, but they lack mouth (they do not eat). Females and immature mealybugs are herbivores. They can be found on the bark, stem, leaves, flowers, and fruit.

Mealybugs use specially designed straw-like mouth apparatus called “styles” for the extraction of sap from the plant tissue. Mealybugs release sugary liquid called honeydew which is the waste product of their diet. This liquid represents a suitable medium for the fungi which quickly spread on the surface of the host plant and prevent photosynthesis by blocking sunlight. Mealybugs reduce the number of nutrients in the plant tissue and inject toxic saliva which prevents normal growth and development of plants. Some species of ants protect mealybugs against predators and use plant material and soil to construct shelters for them. In return, mealybugs secrete honeydew which represents an excellent source of food for ants. Green lacewings and ladybugs are natural enemies of mealybugs. Mealybugs can produce offspring all year round, with a peak during the spring and autumn, temperature and humidity are optimal during these periods of the year.

Females lay eggs or give birth to live babies, depending on the species of mealybug. Egg-laying females produce 200 to 600 eggs and wrap them in a waxy cocoon. Newly hatched mealybugs, better known as “crawlers”, emerge after 6 to 14 days. Mealybugs have incomplete metamorphosis (holometabolous insects). They undergo 4 (females) to 5 (males) larval stages before they reach adulthood. Parasitic wasps that lay eggs and hatch inside the young mealybugs are used as a biological weapon against these insects. Females can survive a few months, while males die as soon as they fertilize females.

They quickly reproduce and produce significant damage on the plants in the gardens and greenhouses and in the fields on commercially important crops such as pineapples, grapes, sugarcane, coffee, citrus, and orchids.

Prematurely dropping fruit and stunted plant growth may indicate the presence of the mealybug. This is a result of the mealybugs, in both the nymph and adult stages, sucking the juices of the plant and feeding on any tender young growth.

Mealybugs can be found on potatoes, fruit crops, ornamental plants, citrus plants and tropical plants. They are more common in warm, moist climates but they seem to be able to flourish in greenhouses in all regions.

Yellowing, withering and falling leaves, prematurely dropping fruit, and stunted plant growth may indicate the presence of the mealybug. This is a result of the mealybugs, in both the nymph and adult stages, sucking the juices of the plant and feeding on any tender young growth.

Leaves may wither and fall. Fruit that drops prematurely is inedible and unmarketable. Stunted plants will not be able to fully produce fruit or leaves. The honeydew left by the mealybugs may bring sooty mold fungus to the plant. Plants can die if the infestation is large.

Since the mealybug secretes a waxy substance that it uses to protect itself, its eggs, and the young nymphs, it is often difficult to find an effective chemical control that will penetrate the substance.

Below is the evidence of mealybug menace.

Mealybugs place banana imports in jeopardy

Owain Johnston-Barnes

Published Feb 1, 2020

Mealybug egg mass in a banana bunch found in an inspection last year
(Photograph provided)

Pest problems could lead to a shortage of bananas in the next few weeks.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said yesterday that officials had worked with importers to tackle pest contaminations — and the

expensive inspection process needed to block the pests.

The problem started when a large number of bananas imported from South America and Central America in late 2018 were found to be infected with scale and mealybugs.

Walter Roban, the Minister

of Home Affairs, said: “The number of live mealybug and mealybug eggs found was alarmingly high and posed a serious risk to Bermuda’s banana industry, local crops and ornamental plants.

“The scale insect infestation was equally concerning as live scale and eggs were detected on all parts of the imported banana fruit.”

Mr Roban added that the species of mealybug found on the bananas was not known in Bermuda.

New Zealand mealybugs invading Britain and destroying gardens

By Henry Bodkin – 25 February 2017 – Telegraph

Many gardeners are plagued by mealybugs in their greenhouses, feasting on the roots of their prized plants.

But now the insects’ even hardier New Zealand relatives have invaded Britain, and they are leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

Golden root mealybugs have already devastated two gardens in Scotland, with the owners understood to be so upset that they do not want their plight publicized.

Mealybug can destroy your citrus crop

By Gys Helm   2nd November 2017

All citrus farmers are acquainted with the mealybug. In recent years there has been a major increase in mealybug infestation in citrus due to several factors, including warmer winters.

In South Africa, producers plant quite a lot of citrus every year and this contributes to a monoculture system that creates a more favorable habitat for the pest. We have also been experiencing warmer winters in the northern regions, which led to more mealybugs surviving the winter months. The chemicals then used to combat other pests such as thrips, are detrimental to mealybug predators and parasites.

They also facilitate the spreading of various plant diseases. People use various chemical (pesticides and insecticide soaps) and biological (animals that feed on mealybugs) methods to eradicate them. Despite huge efforts, mealybugs are still numerous around the world.

The bugs can cause immense nuisance and hence a method to stop the nuisance is a must.

C Tech Corporation has a solution against leaf mealy bugs menace.

We, at C Tech Corporation, have thought about this problem in detail and have come up with a viable solution. The solution is named as Combirepel™. We are the sole manufacturers of the product Combirepel™.

Our company believes in the principles of sustainability and eco-balance. We do not want to imbalance the cycle of life; therefore Combirepel™ can be easily described as insect aversive, used also against all types of insects and which works on the mechanism of repellency. It means that it does not kill the target insects but only repel them, thus balancing the ecology and helping in maintaining the goal of sustainability.

Our product works on the mechanism of repellency. It temporarily inhibits the mating cycle of the insects. The product impairs the ability of the insects to reproduce, that is the insects will not lay eggs or the laid eggs will be infertile. The product causes feeding disruption in an insect by triggering an unpleasant reaction within the insect which might try to feed on the application. The product temporarily blocks the reproduction system of the insects by hindering the release of the vital hormones for growth. Thus, this product can be easily used against mealybugs.

The product available in the form of masterbatch can be incorporated into the agricultural films and mulches, tree guards, other agricultural equipment, packaging films, polymeric pipes, wires, and cables, etc.

The product available in the form of lacquer can be applied to the tree trunks, metallic tree guards, wooden and metal fences around farms and garden, etc. The lacquer is compatible with most of the surfaces like metal, wood, concrete, ceramic, polymer etc.

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You thought that this squirrel has wings, but that is not so. Though called as flying squirrels they do not have wings!

Contrary to their common name, these small tree squirrels actually glide instead of fly. They stretch out their legs, spreading the fold of skin between the front and hind legs, to form a kind of parachute that lets them glide from branch to branch.

Flying squirrels are mostly nocturnal, and can be distinguished from regular squirrels by their large, orbital eyes.

They are also known to be the most carnivorous of the group, feeding primarily on nuts and seeds, but also on insects and bird eggs.

These squirrels feed on nuts, acorns seeds, berries, some insects and bird eggs. In preparation for the colder months, some of the food is stored in the nest chamber, while the rest is hoarded in tree crotches.

Flying squirrels become pests when they take up residence in an attic where they can cause a noticeable odor and damage with their urine. The species is of very minor medical concern.

Although flying squirrels can glide for long distances, 100 feet or more depending on the starting height, Eastern Gray Squirrels can also jump a fair distance.

Some experts claim that if a flyer is 80 feet up in the air, it can glide for hundreds of feet. A flying squirrel can adjust their flight pattern via their tail and wrist bone. When preparing to land, they slow their decent with a parachute style curvature.

The life expectancy for a flying squirrel is six years and can extend to fifteen years if they are held in captivity.

Although hard to notice in the wild, and sometimes in your house, flying squirrels can quickly become hard to solve a problem once they decide to invade your home. As a matter of fact, because of their troublesome nature and the extreme frustration, they cause homeowners who end up with flying squirrels in their attic or walls.

A dozen squirrels are “partying” in a Virginia Beach woman’s attic

By Mary Reid Barrow – Correspondent

A slew of homeless flying squirrels – all healthy – are spending the winter with wildlife rehabilitator Connie Heibert in Virginia Beach.

They are refugees from Diana Bailey’s attic in Lake Lawson near Northampton Boulevard in Virginia Beach.

The nocturnal critters began partying their nights away in December. And Bailey sent me this report a couple weeks ago: “Right now they are holding hockey matches back and forth across my bedroom ceiling about midnight most evenings.”

Squirrel responsible for damaging Christmas lights in New Jersey town

By Travis Fedschun | Fox News

A New Jersey town’s search for the vandal who damaged a popular Christmas lights display came to an end Saturday when officials discovered the Grinch was actually a medium-sized rodent.

Officials in Sea Girt, 65 miles south of New York City, spent the past week scrambling to replace the display’s severed wires in time for the borough’s annual tree lighting on Friday, WNBC-TV reported.

The morning after the ceremony, the Sea Girt Police Department said it caught the vandal in the act, posting photos on social media of a squirrel climbing on the display and trying to take a bite out of the wires before running away.

“The Sea Girt Police Department is proud to report that the case of our broken holiday lights has been solved,” the department said in a press release. “We are happy that no human acted as a grinch in this incident. The squirrel was ‘charged’ with criminal mischief and released on bail.”

The discovery of the damaged wires originally had some residents thinking a vandal was trying to sabotage the holiday spirit.

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