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Iowa

rurallib

(64,068 posts) Mon Aug 1, 2016, 04:47 PM Aug 2016

Am I the only one noticing a huge drop in bugs this year in Iowa? [View all]

Usually cutting grass or doing anything outdoors this time of year you get eaten alive.
This year, damn near nothing.

Normally I would cheer such a change, but with all the climate stuff going on, it makes me wonder if a lack of bugs is a harbinger of something bad coming? No bugs - no food for small critters or breakdown of waste = problems up the food chain?

Am I being paranoid?

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Am I the only one noticing a huge drop in bugs this year in Iowa? [View all] rurallib Aug 2016 OP

We have them all here in Kentucky. Thanks alot for sending them. leftofcool Aug 2016 #1

well, thank you then rurallib Aug 2016 #3

They are spending their summer DUgosh Aug 2016 #2

and we thank you also rurallib Aug 2016 #4

There were always few bugs here in the high desert Warpy Aug 2016 #5

That is the insidious nature of climate change... Moostache Aug 2016 #6

I thought I would avoid the really bad also but as you say .......... rurallib Aug 2016 #8

Good for Iowa (and my brother's family,) elleng Aug 2016 #7

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