Some natural cycle in the Order of Things?  Or, OMG, more proof of global
warming!!!  Certainly caused by me driving an F-150.  BAD human.

In Maine we have had a couple of years with reduced insect populations which
can be directly tied to weather. In each case cold was the culprit.

This year we had a prolonged wet rainy cold spell right after a long warm
spell. It knocked down the brown tail moth population from burgeoning to
near zero in only two weeks.

The weather has been getting colder over the past several years. Recent
speculation has us going into a prolonged (10-40 year) cold period.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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