Does Western New York Have Any Dangerous Bugs?

Spring is right around the corner. While that means warmer weather and hopefully a little more sunshine, it also means more bugs.

The one thing that people don't give winter enough credit for is its knack for keeping bugs away. Sure, you might end up getting some in your house that are just looking for some warmth, but outside, you don't have to worry so much about being stung or bitten up as you do in the spring and summer.

One of the world's deadliest animals is a bug

If you play trivia often, you might know that the world's deadliest animal is not a hippo or a lion, or any snake that crawls on the earth. Instead, it's the tiniest little bug - the mosquito.

Mosquitos are responsible for around 725,000 - 1,000,000 deaths per year. They don't eat people, and they don't poison them with venom or anything like that, but they do spread diseases, and many of them are deadly. They've been known to spread things like malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever, which can be deadly.

Do we have a lot of deadly insects in Western New York?

As the bugs come out, you might be wondering how many of them are actually dangerous. Luckily, here in Western New York, we're lucky that we don't have to worry so much about things like too many deadly spiders, scorpions, or anything like that.

You might have to worry about the bugs that will sting you though. If you're allergic to your venom, it could be really bad, and we have plenty of things like wasps and yellowjackets that can cause a world of pain.

So which bugs should you actually keep an eye out for in Western New York?