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<br><br></font> Lots of noseeums at Kingsport and Lower Canard a week ago. Doug On 17/08/2013 4:58 PM, James W. Wolford wrote: > I can report that at North Grand Pre perhaps a couple of weeks ago, > there were oodles of no-see-ums noted just on a single day in one > location. I think ours come out of the salt-marshes, but I'm not sure > about that. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> *From: *Rick Ballard <ideaphore@gmail.com <mailto:ideaphore@gmail.com>> >> *Date: *August 17, 2013 4:20:04 PM ADT >> *To: *NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>> >> *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] No see ums* >> *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> >> I was at my cottage in Port Hilford, Guysborough Co the last two >> weeks, and I can report the same thing regarding the biting midges. >> Also, blackflies were few and far between this year. The usually >> common American and Painted Lady butterflies were absent. Mosquitoes >> were another story, and while not in clouds were bothersome, as where >> the deerflies. Hoverflies and bumblebees were also seen in normal >> numbers. >> >> I did see normal numbers of Wood Nymphs, Sulfurs and Northern Blues. >> I saw a single Great Spangled Fritillary and I think a single Monarch >> which did not stick around for a positive ID. >> >> I also saw the normal few small bats swooping around the cove at dusk. >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 4:27 PM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com >> <mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I'm not sure of the spelling for them, but until having a >> conversation last night it did not dawn on me that I had not seen >> any no see ums this year. Great for me in regards to not getting >> bitten, but I'm somewhat concerned by this as it is definitely >> not normal. Has anyone else noticed this occurence with that >> species this year? >> >>
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