this is very much an issue in Canada, where the lack of deeply cold winters allows a bunch of critters, notable mosquitoes, ticks, and the pine beetle, to have

this is very much an issue in Canada, where the lack of deeply cold winters allows a bunch of critters, notable mosquitoes, ticks, and the pine beetle, to have explosive population growth in the summers. the pine beetle in particular is problematic because it will swarm and kill tons and tons of pine trees -- which is fodder for massive forest fires.