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Experts predict a "buggy summer".....

6/21/2012

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/20/predicted-buggy-summer-across-us/?cmpid=prn_aol&icid=maing-grid7|customfirefox|dl1|sec3_lnk1%26pLid%3D171788


"Mosquitoes, ants, water bugs, ticks and bees. They are coming  out all over
the U.S. with a vengeance this summer according to bug  experts.
 


The city of New Orleans has reported an elevated number of mosquitoes this
year, and so have many cities in northeast Illinois, as well as  St. Paul,
Minn., where pest control workers have reported a 50 percent  increase in call
volume. 


In the Northeast, a mild winter and a mellow spring with warm and wet
conditions has added up to the perfect storm, creating a flourishing  bug
population.  


Mike Deutsch, an urban Entomologist with Arrow Exterminating Company, tells
Fox News, "We are bracing for a major bug war, if you will. It  all depends on
how the summer is. If the summer is really hot and there  is a lot of moisture
like there has been the last month or so, the  population of insects is going to
be out of control."  


And there are certain species entomologists and exterminators are  looking
out for -- the Asian tiger mosquito for one -- a very aggressive version of
mosquito that bites during the day. Many types of bugs have  arrived far ahead
of schedule, says Deutsch.  


"The mosquitoes were out early. Normally you don't really find them  until
June, but we've got reports of mosquito problems as early as  April, which is
very early. We also saw carpenter ant activity much  earlier."


One of the
biggest concerns of having extra mosquitoes around this  summer is the possible
increase in numbers of West Nile Virus cases.  Last year, 11 people in the New
York City area contracted the virus. Two of them died.


Residents can take an active role in eliminating bug's breeding  grounds
which usually involves water collection sites.  Dominick  Ninivaggi,
superintendent of Mosquito Vector Control for Suffolk County, Long Island, says,
"It is important to try and get rid of any standing  water, particularly after a
rain. Get rid of any buckets, birdbaths,  anything that has picked up water
because these mosquitoes can breed in a paper cup or even a bottle cap."
 Ninivaggi says mosquitoes aren't the  only blood-sucking predators they
are worried about. "We are also seeing an increase in certain species of ticks.
Ticks in the Northeast are a  big problem, with the transmission of lime disease
and certain other  tick-borne diseases. The mild winter seems to be giving us an
upper-crop of the ticks as well."

The best advice from these experts? Get  out the bug spray on those warm  days, especially when you might be near water  and during dawn and dusk  hours when these flying and crawling bugs are at their  peak feeding  times, and keep your fly swatter handy. You may need it for many  types  of insects this year."



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