MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • August 6, 2023
“Where are the bugs?” Heat can often help insects by speeding up their metabolism and make parts of their life cycles go much quicker. On the flip side, when it is too hot, some insects need to protect themselves and will be less active. It is important to be aware that we are seeing significant population declines across our insects on long-term scales. Some of our short-term observations may be because of how the weather is affecting both them and us! ~ Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox