When winter turns particularly brutal, many people find a future silver lining in one thought: perhaps this cold snap will mean fewer bugs come spring. It's a common belief that harsh winters can ...

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With the warming days of spring, insects have begun to emerge. Their presence is a bit scattered at first, but with the continuation of mild days, they soon become more common. These early spring ...

QUAD CITIES, Iowa (KWQC) - Some local farmers and gardeners around the Quad Cities area say insects can bring some challenges in the spring. They say the possible increased number of insects is due to ...

All the perks of warm weather comes at a cost: the return of pests. As temperatures rise, here is a list of animals and insects that reawake during the spring time and could cause you problems in Iowa ...

Danville, VA - We endured a tough few weeks of winter recently. Icy cold highs in the single digits and three rounds of snow for some. But is there a silver lining? Will all that cold weather affect ...

EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - Even though it has been a little chilly, the warm weather will be on us soon, and that means the arrival of spring insects in abundance. For most, it also means a continuing fight ...

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Certain insects - including ladybirds, butterflies and wasps - are thriving after the warmest and sunniest spring on record across the UK. Aphid numbers, the main food source of ladybirds, boomed ...