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--Apple-Mail-A1567982-CA5E-4B9C-85C1-265C1881AA9D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Seems like a good time to remind everyone to leave plant material in the yar= d and not be too tidy about hauling it away. Many invertebrates lay their e= ggs on plants -- for example, the beautiful Argiope spiders. There could be= eggs or cocoons attached to the leaves or brush If you compost or burn th= at material, you'll probably lose next year's creatures. Bev Wigney Round Hill, NS On 2017-09-25, at 6:55 PM, David <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > Hi Nancy & All, > Letting your lawn grow wild is not difficult but eventually expect sur= prises. Be adaptable. I mow a minimum with the rotary mower for paths and fo= r mulching leaves. Otherwise hand scythe with a brush blade. A hay/grain bla= de is too long for the tight corners found on lawns. Early in the year the b= ack lawn is a flower garden with smatters of grass. This gradually reverts t= o grass after most broadleaved plants have flowered. Just now Aster cordifol= ius is common at edges. The front lawn is still recovering from my having cu= t a large maple several years ago but in season has a vigorous cover of Knap= weed (Centaurea nigra) and Wild Carrot (Daucus carrota) with a few other pla= nts and bare patches. Letting things go wild is the opposite of control so t= here can be no methods manual. > I have never tried to discourage Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) and t= here are always a few in season. But my neighbor had her entire lawn tilled= to get rid of a few plants and next year had a carpet of Dandelion flowers;= mowed lawn grass now.=20 > On our tiny lawn there are some 100 vascular plant species (don't have= the list at hand) and the list grows nearly every year as plants move in (a= nd shrinks if one strikes those which no longer are around).=20 >=20 > Yt, DW, Kentville > =20 >=20 > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "John and Nhung" <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: 9/25/2017 6:06:34 PM > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Insect Decline >=20 >> Observations like that are always needed. We may not be able to connect t= he dots with much detail nor with high certainty at the time (but sometime s= can). The observations still have unpredictable importance down the road. >>=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca= ] On Behalf Of David >> Sent: September 25, 2017 2:35 PM >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Cc: David Webster >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Insect Decline >>=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> Hi Angus & All, >>=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> The greatest changes here have been since about 1970,80 but there hav= e been declines as long as I can remember. The old death by a thousand cuts.= >>=20 >> Land use changes, urbanization of rural areas, mindless pursuit of t= he horizon, bug zappers and the like, sanitation overkill and vehicle traffi= c are some of the forces which come to mind. There must be abrupt changes in= air pressure at the rear end of large trucks and I expect many insects are k= illed in this way. I recall one section of the 101 where the sandy highway m= argin down-wind of a hog operation was black with dead Scarabidae.=20 >>=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> YT, DW, Kentville=20 >>=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> ------ Original Message ------ >>=20 >> From: "Angus MacLean" <Cold_Mac@hotmail.com> >>=20 >> To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >>=20 >> Sent: 9/25/2017 12:54:48 PM >>=20 >> Subject: [NatureNS] Insect Decline >>=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/where-have-all-insects-gone >>=20 >> Where have all the insects gone? | Science | AAAS >>=20 >> www.sciencemag.org >>=20 >> Where have all the insects gone? By Gretchen Vogel May. 10, 2017 , 9:00 A= M. Entomologists call it the windshield phenomenon. "If you talk to people, t= hey have a gut ... >>=20 >> This is the story in Kings County too & likely thru-out NS. Likely some p= ockets where insects are still doing OK. Bad news for certain bird species s= uch as warblers; plants that need pollinating, etc. Very important link in t= he food chain. >>=20 >> Angus --Apple-Mail-A1567982-CA5E-4B9C-85C1-265C1881AA9D Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Seems like a good time to r= emind everyone to leave plant material in the yard and not be too tidy about= hauling it away. Many invertebrates lay their eggs on plants -- for e= xample, the beautiful Argiope spiders. There could be eggs or cocoons a= ttached to the leaves or brush If you compost or burn that material, y= ou'll probably lose next year's creatures.</div><div><br></div><div>Bev Wign= ey</div><div>Round Hill, NS<br><br><br></div><div><br>On 2017-09-25, at 6:55= PM, David <dwebster@glinx.com&= gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><!--?xml v= ersion=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"utf-16"?--><div>Hi Nancy & All,</div><div>&nb= sp; Letting your lawn grow wild is not difficult but eventually expec= t surprises. Be adaptable. I mow a minimum with the rotary mower for paths a= nd for mulching leaves. Otherwise hand scythe with a brush blade. A hay/grai= n blade is too long for the tight corners found on lawns. Early in the year t= he back lawn is a flower garden with smatters of grass. This gradually rever= ts to grass after most broadleaved plants have flowered. Just now Aster cord= ifolius is common at edges. The front lawn is still recovering from my havin= g cut a large maple several years ago but in season has a vigorous cover of K= napweed (Centaurea nigra) and Wild Carrot (Daucus carrota) with a few other p= lants and bare patches. Letting things go wild is the opposite of control so= there can be no methods manual.</div><div> I have never tried t= o discourage Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) and there are always a few &nb= sp;in season. But my neighbor had her entire lawn tilled to get rid of a few= plants and next year had a carpet of Dandelion flowers; mowed lawn grass no= w. </div><div> On our tiny lawn there are some 100 vascula= r plant species (don't have the list at hand) and the list grows nearly ever= y year as plants move in (and shrinks if one strikes those which no longer a= re around). </div><div><br></div><div>Yt, DW, Kentville</div><div> = ; </div> <div><br></div> <div>------ Original Message ------</div> <div>From: "John and Nhung" <<a href=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca">nhu= ngjohn@eastlink.ca</a>></div> <div>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<= /a></div> <div>Sent: 9/25/2017 6:06:34 PM</div> <div>Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Insect Decline</div><div><br></div> <div id=3D"x688e01d26f51474"><blockquote cite=3D"004001d33642$2b94cd70$82be6= 850$@eastlink.ca" type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite2"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:= 11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"= >Observations like that are always needed. We may not be able to conne= ct the dots with much detail nor with high certainty at the time (but someti= me scan). The observations still have unpredictable importance down th= e road.<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><sp= an style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-seri= f";color:#1F497D"><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"> </o:p></span></p><div= ><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0= cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10= .0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b>= <span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma"= ;,"sans-serif""> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">= naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@c= hebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David<= br><b>Sent:</b> September 25, 2017 2:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:n= aturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br><b>Cc:</b> David Webs= ter<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Insect Decline<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown= "></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unkno= wn"> </o:p></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&= quot;Tahoma","sans-serif"">Hi Angus & All,<o:p xmlns:o=3D= "#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span sty= le=3D"font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> &n= bsp;<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=3D"= MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif&qu= ot;"> The greatest changes here have been since about 1970,80 b= ut there have been declines as long as I can remember. The old death by a th= ousand cuts.<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D= "MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif&q= uot;"> Land use changes, urbanization of rural a= reas, mindless pursuit of the horizon, bug zappers and the like, sanitation o= verkill and vehicle traffic are some of the forces which come to mind. There= must be abrupt changes in air pressure at the rear end of large trucks and I= expect many insects are killed in this way. I recall one section of the 101= where the sandy highway margin down-wind of a hog operation was black with d= ead Scarabidae. <o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div><div><= p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Tahoma","sa= ns-serif""> <o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></= p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Tahoma&= quot;,"sans-serif"">YT, DW, Kentville <o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknow= n"></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-fa= mily:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <o:p xmlns:o=3D"= #unknown"></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"= font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unkn= own"> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D= "font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">------ Original Mess= age ------<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"= MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif&qu= ot;">From: "Angus MacLean" <<a href=3D"mailto:Cold_Mac@hotmail.com">Cold_= Mac@hotmail.com</a>><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div><div= ><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Tahoma","= sans-serif"">To: "naturens" <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.= ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></= p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Tahoma&= quot;,"sans-serif"">Sent: 9/25/2017 12:54:48 PM<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#un= known"></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fon= t-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject: [NatureNS] Inse= ct Decline<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"= MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif&qu= ot;"><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=3D"xbd74= af88902646c"><blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0p= t;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 8.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:2.25pt;margin-righ= t:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper"><p class=3D"MsoN= ormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href=3D"https://= www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/where-have-all-insects-gone">https://www.sci= encemag.org/news/2017/05/where-have-all-insects-gone</a><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unk= nown"></o:p></span></p><div style=3D"margin-bottom:15.0pt;overflow:auto" id=3D= "LPBorder_GT_15063542953090.4214829274540033"><table class=3D"MsoNormalTable= " border=3D"1" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" width=3D"90%" style=3D"wi= dth:90.0%;background:white;border-top:dotted #C8C8C8 1.0pt;border-left:none;= border-bottom:dotted #C8C8C8 1.0pt;border-right:none"><tbody><tr><td valign=3D= "top" style=3D"border:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><div id=3D"LPTitle_15063= 542953030.5648250716132801"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-top:15.0p= t;mso-line-height-alt:15.75pt"><a href=3D"https://www.sciencemag.org/news/20= 17/05/where-have-all-insects-gone">Where have all the insects gone? | Scienc= e | AAAS</a><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></p></div><div style=3D"margin-t= op:7.5pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt" id=3D"LPMetadata_15063542953070.6358794697788= 717"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-top:15.0pt;line-height:10.5pt"><= span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-s= erif";color:#666666"><a href=3D"www.sciencemag.org">www.sciencemag.org<= /a><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div><div id=3D"LPDescription= _15063542953080.21999247974241254"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-to= p:15.0pt;line-height:15.0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&qu= ot;Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#666666">Where have all the i= nsects gone? By Gretchen Vogel May. 10, 2017 , 9:00 AM. Entomologists call i= t the windshield phenomenon. "If you talk to people, they have a gut ...<o:p= xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div= ><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Th= is is the story in Kings County too & likely thru-out NS. Likely some po= ckets where insects are still doing OK. Bad news for certain bird species su= ch as warblers; plants that need pollinating, etc. Very important link= in the food chain.<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"Ms= oNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Angus<o:p xmlns:o= =3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><= /div> </div></blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-A1567982-CA5E-4B9C-85C1-265C1881AA9D--
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