Video—Cold weather not enough to kill off all bugs

From his warm office at Wright State University, Associate Professor of Biology John Stireman looks through files of flies.

An expert with bugs and insects, he is the right person to ask if the extreme cold we’ve felt will kill off those pesky pests. The answer isn’t easy.

“That’s a complicated issue there’s certainly some insects where we are at the northern range so they can get knocked back a bit,” says Stireman.

Watch the report from 2 News WDTN.