Even the mice are shivering in in New York City.
This winter has been so cold that the city’s mice population are dying off — prompting 343 less infestations than last year, experts say.
Between October and February there were 3,171 mice infestation reports — compared to 3,514 during the same time period last year, according to the pest control industry advocacy group PestWorld.
“Mice populations fluctuate from year to year,” Harvard biologist, Hopi Hoekstra told the New York Times City Room blog.
“Because it’s been especially cold, it may have resulted in poor reproduction and many natural deaths.”
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