Health district advises confronting pests head on

As Spokane residents immerse themselves in warmer weather, many are spending more time outdoors and in their yards, exposing them to spring and summer pests and prompting phone calls to Spokane Regional Health District(SRHD). This presents SRHD with the perfect opportunity to remind individuals about its “Bring It, Summer Pests!” prevention campaign.

Aimed at reducing the activity of spring and summer pests, the campaign’s variety of colorful backyard illustrations show simple measures people can take outside their homes to warn disease-carrying mosquitoes, ticks and mice they are not invited...