[NatureNS] lack of insects?

From: "Marian Fulton & Art Harding" <fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:29:24 -0300
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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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