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Warm winter could mean buggy spring in Tampa Bay

A lady bug scours a mango blossom in a Clearwater yard for microscopic critters to eat. The National Weather Service has named January 2013 as among the top 10 warmest Januaries ever recorded for Tampa. This has caused plants around Tampa Bay to start showing flowers. This could mess up the rest of the seasons and make things difficult this summer.

Times Staff Writer

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