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Will mild winter cause boom in bug population?

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    Warm, wet weather creating perfect conditions for insects

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New fears of a -- -- this summer after very mild winter.

Right now the world population is about seven billion people there are an estimated ten it queens -- insects in the world.

That works out to about one point 43 billion -- -- -- per cent.

And we may be even more outnumbered this summer -- angles live at Central Park in New York City to explain that aren't.

-- and and you know mosquitoes -- water bugs -- beans they're all coming out with a vengeance this summer here in the northeast.

According to urban entomologist and it's happening in other parts of the US as well.

The mild winter and -- spring with its -- wet conditions is that it up to the perfect storm which is created a flourishing bug population.

We are bracing for a major.

Blog of war if you will it all depends on how this summer -- if this -- really hot.

And is a lot of moisture like there has been the last month to sell the AD populations of insects going to be -- Troll.

-- -- any indication it is really hot here in new York and there are certain species and to colleges and exterminators are looking out for.

The Asian tiger mosquito for one it's a very aggressive version of mosquito.

That bites during the day one of the biggest concerns of having all these extra mosquitoes around the summer is the possible increase in West Nile Virus cases last year eleven people in the New York City area contracted the virus two of them died.

Best advice -- get out the bug spray on those warm days especially when you might be near water during the dawn and dusk hours when the little bloodsuckers are at their peak feeding times.

But experts say you could also help clear their breeding ground.

It's important to try to get rid of any kind of standing water particularly after -- rain get rid of any buckets bird yet say thing that's picked up water.

Because these mosquitoes can breed in a paper cup -- a bottle cap.

Antics are back as well with big numbers and Shannon got one of these 20 these are going to be our best weapons for defense the summer.

And likewise there until like the neon -- -- thank you very much but.

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