We Escaped Bitter Cold This Winter

We have just gone through another winter without any devastating cold weather. How is this going to affect our VIP?

In this case, VIP stands for Varmint and Insect Population.

I have a feeling that we will be overrun by all those little critters, including mosquitoes, spiders, gnats, fire ants, worms--you name it. It takes some real cold temperatures to kill back all the bugs. Consider these facts:

.....The temperature only dropped under 20 degrees three times this winter, including the low for the season of 17 in December. The lowest in January was 18.

.....I feel like we would need some temperatures under 10 degrees at least a few nights to really be effective. We just did not have it.

.....In fact, the temperature only dropped to freezing or lower 34 times all winter. Only 19 times did it drop to 25 or lower.

.....Nighttime low temperatures averaged 7.7 degrees above normal in November, 5.2 degrees above normal in January and February and 2.2 degrees above normal so far in April. Only December and March nighttimes averaged slightly below normal.

The coldest night in each month:
33 in November
17 in December
18 in January
25 in February
24 in March
37 so far in April

Sounds like a greeen light for all the varmints...