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Old 06-19-2007, 09:41 PM
 
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is there a certain flower that will attract fireflies? we are new to the area love it here we live in cedar park. I have seen a few ff's. we want to see more if possible. honeysuckle, jasmine,? any info would great.
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Old 06-19-2007, 09:59 PM
 
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I didn't know there were fire flys in Texas!!!??? That is AWESOME! I've never seen them...on man...I want to know if there is anything that will attract them too!

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Old 06-19-2007, 10:03 PM
 
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Smile i just move here from anaheim ca I had never seen them either they are really cool.

I see cardinal birds evey morning too. they people in texas are so nice, very friendly. it is way nicer here than cali.
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Old 06-19-2007, 10:06 PM
 
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Did a quick google search...anyone with experience that can comment on this?

Attract fireflies to your yard by encouraging your parents to cut down on the use of pesticides. Turn off all the outside lights you don't need. The artificial light interferes with fireflies luminous signals. You will not see as many fireflies on nights when the moon is full. Low hanging trees and tall grass is also attractive to fireflies
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Old 06-20-2007, 06:41 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Attract fireflies to your yard by encouraging your parents to cut down on the use of pesticides. Turn off all the outside lights you don't need. The artificial light interferes with fireflies luminous signals. You will not see as many fireflies on nights when the moon is full. Low hanging trees and tall grass is also attractive to fireflies
I have no actual knowledge of what attracts them, but thinking back on where I used to see lots of them, that all makes sense, especially the low hanging trees and tall grass (back before I had an HOA ).
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Old 06-20-2007, 08:59 AM
 
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The area where we live has tons of trees and at certain times of the year our lawn is covered in fireflies. We have never used pesticides on our grass and we never mow it very short. I had never seen a firefly in my life until we moved here. You see them in the neighbors' lawns too so it's really a spectacular sight!
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Old 06-20-2007, 09:46 AM
 
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From my experience growing up in KS, they are attracted to water, i.e., creeks, streams, maybe even lakes? They were always thickest on our farm down by the creek, where the foliage was dense and there was running water. They especially came out after a good rain, also.

A couple summers ago when I was visiting there, we had a rainstorm in the late afternoon. That night there were literally tens of thousands of them, mostly down along the creek. We just sat on my sisters patio in the dark and watched the show. It was the most amazing display I'd ever seen, and I grew up there. One of the coolest little bugs on the planet!
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Old 06-20-2007, 10:15 AM
 
Location: Hutto, Tx
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I've seen a few out here, but not very often. When my grandfather lived on Mathis lake there were tons. Out in Brazoria where I grew up we saw a lot, but there were also lots of low hanging trees.
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Old 06-20-2007, 10:31 AM
 
Location: Northern California
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I can't wait to see the fireflies!
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Old 07-30-2008, 07:54 PM
 
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We had plenty of fireflies, hundreds, back in may & June, but none recently. They were around the normal, ordinary grass, trees and shrubs - no flowers - so I don't know what attracted them... but they have vanished now.

I have heard they like moisture and there is precious little of that here in NW Austin now
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