Alberta Bugs

• Grasshoppers and mosquitoes emerge in southern Alberta

  The warm weather draws many of us outside, but it also brings on some pesky pests. It's officially time to watch for mosquitoes and grasshoppers

  Environment

  Jun 6, 2023
  
• What are the swarms of black bugs taking over Alberta’s Pigeon Lake?

  Campers around Pigeon Lake, Alta., have recently noticed swarms of mosquito-like black bugs taking over the area southwest of Edmonton. So what exactly are these bugs?

  Environment

  May 30, 2021
  
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• Blame El Niño for late season burst of bugs across Prairies

  Many species of insects are sticking around long past the time when they would normally go into hibernation, because warm weather is messing with the temperature cues they rely on.

  Environment

  Oct 13, 2015