By Marlo Cameron,Ottawa Sun
First posted:Tuesday, March 20, 2012 06:21 PM EDT| Updated:Wednesday, March 21, 2012 07:55 AM EDT
An early spring could also mean an early end to bug season.
Record breaking temperatures are waking nature from a deep winter slumber, with plants, animals and bugs springing to life early, but almost too soon.
“Right now a lot of things are extremely early,” said Michael Runtz, biology professor at Carleton University.
“Birds are returning earlier than usual, flowers are in bloom already, and some trees are in flower.’
Runtz said trees are budding roughly a month ahead of time, and some animals are coming out of hibernation a few weeks early.
Along with plants and animals, mosquitoes are making an early appearance this year as well.
Runtz said that adult female mosquitoes are already out and active but if the warm weather persists, they could meet an untimely end.
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