Are you seeing a decline in the number of insects where you live? (bug, spider)
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I'm seeing the same number of bugs as usual, adjusted for the weather. It is cold and wet and most of the bugs aren't out and active until it warms up, which is happening late this year.
My fruit growing buddies are reporting more bug damage than usual. So the destructive agricultural pests seem to be doing just fine.
I mowed part of the lawn out at our property, and the bugs were terrible. I ate a couple, got a few in my eyes, etc. But...by the same token, I saw lots of lovely butterflies. We have lots of wildflowers out there.
There are a lot of honey bees on the clover in my lawn this year. It seems to me that there are more than in previous years. The early bumble bees and later carpenter bees were attracted to the dandelions. They were almost pets last year when I grew zucchini and cucumber.
The lightning bugs emerged a bit late this year and there are fewer of them. I haven't yet heard a cricket.
just wondering if other people are noticing something similar where they live.
The past two emergences of periodic cicadas have been no-shows here in Northern Indiana, I was greatly disappointed. Monarch butterflies thankfully show up every year, but it seems like less and less.
Never a shortage of whiteflies, midges, skeeters and other noxious pests, unfortunately.
Even small changes in land use can make huge differences in populations--- My 30 ac of pasture/meadow/savannah, when left fallow to grow wildly was filthy with butterflies, dragonfles, etc. Once we put cattle out there again, the flora has changed considerably-- more grass, fewer wild flowers, and the abundance of butterflies etc very much lower.
Some years, our jelly-filled oriole feeders are swarming with honey bees. Other years, very few show up. Some years paper wasp nests are everywhere on the barn & house-- other years, very few.
This past month, and also in 2020, we have had hundreds of flies in the house. It must have something to do with the climate, but not sure. We had a very dry spring, followed by rain almost every day in July. Weve never found a source, and don’t know how they’re getting in.
This past month, and also in 2020, we have had hundreds of flies in the house. It must have something to do with the climate, but not sure. We had a very dry spring, followed by rain almost every day in July. Weve never found a source, and don’t know how they’re getting in.
Flies and other flying insects can (sometimes) enter a house via a kitchen vent that exits the roof or side of the dwelling. Maybe the flap on that vent is stuck open? Or, maybe you have a fireplace chimney without the damper closed? My assumption in coastal Georgia that during the hot weather season, windows are closed most of the time and you have the AC turned on most of the time.
I have the opposite situation at my apartment in Germany. There is no AC here, and not many hot days (above 93F). I leave a few windows tipped (tilted back 8") at the top nearly all day, every day from late May to early or mid September to let in fresh air. There are no window screens, and no AC. So far this summer I have only seen a few flies inside the apartment, one bee and no mosquitos. There is a large green open space with trees and grass in front and back, so it is not a concrete jungle. The apartment is on a small hill, so there is no standing water or creeks nearby, which probably reduces the insect count.
This past month, and also in 2020, we have had hundreds of flies in the house. It must have something to do with the climate, but not sure. We had a very dry spring, followed by rain almost every day in July. Weve never found a source, and don’t know how they’re getting in.
Cluster flies can get in through any crack or crevice, although they are usually seen in late fall/winter as they seek places to stay warm. They can be quite numerous. Not sure if that's what you have or not but they look much like houseflies but aren't much attracted to housefly food sources and spend most of their time on windows seemingly trying to get back out.
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