Warm weather has bugs starting to come out

By Paul Nelson, KTVN

The warm and sunny weather has more than just the birds enjoying the outdoors.

People are also taking advantage of the spring-like weather along with those of the six-leg variety. “Insects, being cold-blooded, as soon as it starts warming up, things start happening with them,” says Jeff Knight, entomologist, Nevada Department of Agriculture.

Knight says what’s happening now is more common around the first of April. “I’m seeing a lot of activity in my own yard of things that are not normal for another month or so.”

Knight says box elders and clover mites tend to come out first. And if the warm weather continues, we’ll see even more species. “Definitely, the honey bees will come out and go out and explore. They’re not going to find much, at this time.”