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From: Maynard Riley (weather.watcher{at}mentabolism.org)
Date: Mon Jul 08 2002 - 07:04:11 EDT

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On Mon, 08 Jul 2002 05:24:23 -0400, Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix)
wrote:

>>I spent the weekend in western Kansas, the grasshoppers are taking over in
>>an almost biblical plague.

Interesting that in far northern Wisconsin, the black fly problem is
being described in the same way:

"Swarms of large, black flies have descended upon the Northwoods in
near-apocalyptic numbers this summer, pinning fishermen inside their
cabins and prompting locals to spin theories about government
conspiracies." --from the Chicago Tribune Sunday 7 July

--Maynard

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