The decline of insects has brought an unbalance that may make some species over-represented as a consequence.
But what you are seeing can also be a case of climate change moving the habitats of species around, and make them live where they did not live before (because also prevent them from living anymore where they had always been living).
Edit: thanks for the compliment :D
Just for the record, I'm an insects lover (also more generally a lover of Nature). And the situation is making me very, very sad.
Also, and I’m not saying this to deny climate change: variations between the coldness of a given winter and when spring onsets will, in general, greatly affect insect populations. Climate affects both how many survive the winter and how they migrate. Add oscillating patterns to that as predatory animals react delayed to that.
Some years you will see huge winged ants, other years will be heavy with mosquitoes, other years will have giant hornets.
I’ve lived in a particular location for 22 years. This year is the very first one that I can recall seeing mosquitoes. Where did they come from and why are they here now? Your comment has me wondering if they are moving in because of climate change.
But what you are seeing can also be a case of climate change moving the habitats of species around, and make them live where they did not live before (because also prevent them from living anymore where they had always been living).
Edit: thanks for the compliment :D
Just for the record, I'm an insects lover (also more generally a lover of Nature). And the situation is making me very, very sad.