It’s not just about the inconvenience they cause it’s about being proactive for the safety and well-being of our homes and loved ones. Nature has its ways of adapting to changing climates, and pests are no exception. Insects and rodents can prosper, until fall weather when they seek indoor sources.īut Zachary Smith of Smith’s Pest Management urges Mainers to stay alert and prepared for this impending pest wave. Enhanced Food Sources: The hot summer weather can boost food availability for pests.With fewer predators, pest populations can swell. Stress on Natural Predators: Warm temperatures can stress or reduce populations of natural predators, like birds, spiders and other insects that feed on pests.
Phil Rothwell, head of flood policy at the EA, said the surge was about the same level as the devastating 1953 flood but that technology and sea defences had improved. Migration Patterns: Due to a longer warm season, certain pests including insects and spiders may flourish in greater numbers, leading to more indoor infestation. In Santa Cruz, Calif., a tidal surge flooded the citys beaches and harbor, causing minor damage, Elizabeth Smith, the citys communications manager, told CNN. Large parts of Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent were left under water in 1953, and 307 people died, when high tides and a storm saw a tidal surge of 3.2m (10ft 6in).And they’ll want into your home as cold sets in. Prolonged Pest Activity: Some pests are more vibrant during summer, and warm weather can lengthen this active period resulting in more time to multiply.And when the cooling fall weather arrives, they’ll try to get indoors. A storm surge, storm flood, tidal surge, or storm tide is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low-pressure weather systems, such as cyclones.It is measured as the rise in water level above the normal tidal level, and does not include waves. Accelerated Growth and Reproduction: The heats fast racks reproductive processes and growth rate of various pests.
Even with a 1-3 foot expected surge, theres a buffer there. Transitioning from Summer to Fall, we’re anticipating a significant rise in pest occurrences.īroken down into layman’s terms, here are the five reasons for this expected surge. 7 hours ago &0183 &32 Cindy Fitzgibbon (MetCindyFitz) September 14, 2023. Projected storm surges of up to 12 feet menaced a wide swath of the coast and an expected drenching of up to 10 inches of rain carried the danger of flooding along the storm’s path over land, including the state capital Tallahassee, which hadn’t been hit by a hurricane since Kate in 1985.So, what follows late summer heat and humidity?Īccording to a leading pest expert, Zachary Smith, what is coming next could be,Ī surge in pest activities this coming fall. Hermine later weakened to a tropical storm as it moved farther inland. EDT with winds around 80 mph, according to the U.S. The Category 1 storm hit just east of St. Injuries were reported in Tallahassee as trees fell onto homes. Precautions taken over fears the coast could be hit by floods :: Teesside was hit badly in 2013 with 60 homes. > Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area early Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade, bringing soaking rain, high winds and thousands of power outages. Weather as it happened: Whitby flooded as Saltburn and Redcar hit by tidal surge.
Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. A street is blocked from debris washed up from the tidal surge of Hurricane Hermine Friday, Sept.
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