Fewer bugs in your area? Enjoy it while you can ; A lack of black flies and mosquitoes in parts of Maine may be because of an unusual winter. From: Portland Press Herald (Maine) | Date: July 27, 2007| Author: CRAIG CROSBY Blethen Maine News Service | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Portland Press Herald (Maine)

07-27-2007

Fewer bugs in your area? Enjoy it while you can ; A lack of black flies and mosquitoes in parts of Maine may be because of an unusual winter.
Byline: CRAIG CROSBY Blethen Maine News Service
Edition: FINAL
Section: LOCAL & STATE

Regardless of how you feel about tourists, the most hated summer visitors to Maine are undoubtedly the swarms of bugs that come out of hiding to get their pound of flesh.

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