NewsMarch 23, 2012
Mo.'s warm weather bringing out the bugs
ST. LOUIS (AP) - This month's unseasonably warm weather is bringing out the bugs. KMOX Radio (http://cbsloc.al/GE0EeW ) reports that University of Missouri researcher Wayne Bailey is citing an increasing number of mosquito and tick reports. Temperatures in the 80s have been common throughout Missouri over the past two weeks, bringing June-like weather to March. Bailey says the warm weather is making for hungry ticks and he urges people who venture to or near wooded areas to check themselves...
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS - This month's unseasonably warm weather is bringing out the bugs.
KMOX Radio (http://cbsloc.al/GE0EeW ) reports that University of Missouri researcher Wayne Bailey is citing an increasing number of mosquito and tick reports.
Temperatures in the 80s have been common throughout Missouri over the past two weeks, bringing June-like weather to March. Bailey says the warm weather is making for hungry ticks and he urges people who venture to or near wooded areas to check themselves.
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Bailey says one early-spring cold snap could still wipe out a big chunk of the mosquito population.
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Information from: KMOX-AM, http://www.kmox.com
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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