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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1971
Page
6
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West Texas officials report coypus known as nutrias becoming pests along the Colorado and San Saba rivers. Introduced from South America in 1938 to Louisiana and later released in Texas in the late 1940s to early 1950s for vegetation control, they spread quickly and are not native to the area.
The article notes nutrias weigh 15 to 25 pounds and fiercely defend themselves. With few natural enemies, they spread rapidly due to biannual breeding of 2 to 11 young. They burrow into banks leaving sizable holes and can devastate fish populations when overabundant.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department notes that chiggers or redbugs are not bugs or insects but mites related to spiders ticks and scorpions. The article discusses their place in nature and the wish to avoid them despite nature's balance.
The article notes habitat and feeding patterns of migrant waterfowl and their rodents appetite for gnawing. It reports damage to crops boat bottoms and foam floats on barges due to gnawing and foraging behavior.
The article explains chiggers tiny larvae that attach to skin to feed for several days, causing intense itching and sometimes fever. It notes the bites appear red and swollen, with itching lasting up to a week, and offers preventive clothing repellents and a cleaning fluid mix for longer protection, plus antiseptic treatment for welts.
Runnels County is designated a drought stricken area enabling farmers and ranchers to receive emergency aid for haying and grazing privileges. Congressman Omar Burleson notified The Enterprise last week of the government action to aid Runnels Countians.
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