European earwigs thriving in the Maritimes this summer
A Nova Scotia zoologist says this summer the Maritimes has a higher number of earwigs than the region has seen in nearly 40 years.
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A Nova Scotia zoologist says this summer the Maritimes has a higher number of earwigs than the region has seen in nearly 40 years.
At Thursday's town council meeting in Yarmouth, N.S., a motion will be introduced asking for a staff report to look into what can be done about the beech leaf-mining weevil, an invasive species that's attacking beech trees.
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Combine a global pandemic and a warm winter and you get ⦠rats? A warmer winter and pandemic public health restrictions may be contributing to more rat sightings in Nova Scotia. Social Sharing Warmer weather has allowed rats to travel further to find food, as less waste is being left behind Posted: Apr 15, 2021 4:50 PM AT | Last Updated: April 15 Brown rats are being forced into new areas of Nova Scotia to find food as fewer people are leaving their homes and creating waste during the COVID-19 pandemic.(Reg Mckenna/Wikimedia Commons)