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Southland Heat Wave Brings With It Ants, Spiders

Heat and humidity cause insect eggs to hatch and reproduce, according to pest control experts.


BURBANK (CBSLA) โ€” If youโ€™ve noticed more pests around your home lately, youโ€™re not alone.

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โ€œWe have a lot of spiders, a good amount of ants,โ€ Ricardo Eichwald, a Burbank resident, said. โ€œWhere it gets warm on this side of my house, on the south side, I get a lot of ants come in through the door and then they make their way to my pantry.โ€

Chris Ultimo and Michelle McKinley, also of Burbank, said they have noticed spiders, crickets and other bugs that make sounds throughout the day and night.

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