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Index of Subjects And I forgot to mention in my previous email that for the first time since moving here 24 years ago we saw a firefly on Canada Day. We have lots of undisturbed brushy areas, a small pond and a rain barrel; lots of places for insects to thrive. http://www.cwf-fcf.org/en/what-we-do/habitat/gardening-gab/feature-gardens/a -nova-scotia-garden.html For people obsessed with neat and tidy properties; you can not expect wildlife to thrive in such environments. Marian Fulton -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Randy Lauff Sent: 12 July 2009 10:45 To: NatureNS Subject: [NatureNS] lack of insects? Every summer I look forward to evenings at my dining room table, which sits right next to a large picture window, and see the diversity of insects that land on the window. My window has been rather insect-free this year...very small numbers of moths, no lacewings, no hordes of tiny flies, no caddisflies. Additionally, I think the number of mosquitoes and black flies is way down...although that is comfortable from a self-centred perspective, it's somewhat unnerving. Insects visiting my flowers, whether they be on the parsnips, weeds, or the diversity of garden plants, seems way down, too. I'll be the first to say though that one summer of bad insect numbers is meaningless...it could have been a weather-related issue (three+ weeks of cloud and rain couldn't have helped). Comments? Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS.
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