In addition to what many have said about insects that are adapted to living in natural environments that get very cold, some pest species actually take advantage of the fact that we keep our things warm to live in colder climates than they would normally be able.
Cockroaches, for example, would be largely confined to their original warm-weather ranges if they didn’t have warm, food rich human structures to hide out in all winter up North.
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Reply to How do insects survive winter? How do northenly climates have any insects? by failedtalkshowhost
In addition to what many have said about insects that are adapted to living in natural environments that get very cold, some pest species actually take advantage of the fact that we keep our things warm to live in colder climates than they would normally be able.
Cockroaches, for example, would be largely confined to their original warm-weather ranges if they didn’t have warm, food rich human structures to hide out in all winter up North.