Experts say weather behind love bug decline

Published June 1, 2014 6:19pm ET



OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Experts say cold weather is the likely reason Floridians are seeing fewer lovebugs this year.

University of Florida Professor Norman Leppla told the Palm Beach Post (http://bit.ly/1pxzj41 ) on Sunday that unusually cold and wet weather this spring made it difficult for larva to survive.

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