The two “late” cold snaps are the reason we are seeing fewer butterflies
and other insects.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 00:05 PRESTON FORSYTHE <pns_for@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Pest caterpillars....Shari told me yesterday the red twig dogwood patch
along our drive was covered with large rapidly growing white worms....she
did a google and the worm turns into a wasp....bad right?....we had them in
huge numbers, eating all of the leaves. The red twig would be 100%
defloliaed in one more day, skeletons of their old self.
So I used the old tobacco spray for worms. Worms gone now. Wish I had a
quick fix for spider mites on roses. The mites are made of steel.
We have large patches, maybe two acres total, of 3 different milkweeds and
the butterflies love the milkweeds. Now the Ascelpsis Tuberosa, bright
orange are the showest, see them a mile away, and if put all together, may
measure 100 ft. X 100 ft. and be visible from the ISS. I never cut these
milkweed patches until gone to seed, ie, Oct., sometimes Nov. For the birds
and butterflies and whatever. Our wildflowers!!! We are leaving
elderberries this year to go to seed, feed the birds. Going to gather seed
and sow in wet spots for the future.
The front field I do bush hog and the dragon flies, double wing, black
with white wing tips, were in the final circle by the zillions. I did leave
them a sizable milkweed and elderberry patch. Some probably call the field
weedy.
Preston Forsythe, Browder, KY
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On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 10:15 PM, Sydney Penner
<sfp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There are a few pest insects that are doing just fine, sadly. I've got
way more leafhoppers on the farm than I've ever had before, something I
was speculating might be because of the mild winter.
There are some other insects that I'm seeing in similar or perhaps even
greater numbers than usual: grasshoppers, lady beetles, lacewings,
squash bugs.
But, yes, very few butterflies. A decent number of red admirals and
pearl crescents, but very few others. I don't think I've seen a single
tiger swallowtail yet, and usually those would be quite common here.
I had fireflies show up a couple of weeks earlier than usual, but
numbers never got as high as normal. Maybe all of that could be
explained by the unusually mild weather earlier in the year followed by
the cold snaps?
Sydney Penner
Wilmore, KY
On 7/9/20 9:25 PM, Jeff Sole wrote:
I'm with you on the butterflies and insects. I'm a little spooked on thethat
lack of bugs this year. Very few butterflies around at all.
Jeff Sole
Hart County
On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 8:19 PM <brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Actually, I remarked to Clay at one point as we drove thru Obion WMA
wereI was astonished that I had not seen a single deer fly all day! And we
hasaccosted by a few mosquitoes at only one locale. Now the same cannot be
said for the annoying, ankle biting stable flies, which were present off
and on all day.
Overall this is a very odd year regarding insects to me. I have been
seeing VERY few butterflies over the past 6-8 weeks and we saw very few
yesterday. And here at home on the farm I bet I haven't seen a dozen
Japanese beetles . . .
Can't imagine what could be causing such a change in "bugs" but maybe
returningsomething to do with the late cold snaps?
bpb, Louisville
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From: Joyce Bender <landstewardky@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Jul 9, 2020 12:49 PM
To: brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: [birdky] Re: RPT: Western Fulton County, 7/8/2020 ...
tookshorebirds
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But how were the deer flies and skeeters??
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On Jul 9, 2020, at 11:40 AM, <brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <
Fulton County yesterday. We focused on the Lower Hickman Bottoms, but
Clay Bliznick and I powered through a brutal day of birding in western
alla trip up to the Upper Bottoms during mid-afternoon peak heat (although
thatwe did was run into even hotter conditions due to a brief shower there
locations;just made things muddy and more unbearably steamy!).
Highlights included 15-20 total Black-necked Stilts at a few
includedon one levee pool west of Hickman we saw at least two large juvies
indicating at least a bit of successful nesting in the area this year. A
few birds at other locales showed no evidence of success.
Western at the Phillippy Pits in adjacent Tennessee. KY shorebirds
We had 10 species of shorebirds on the day which included an adult
Mergansera couple of Spotties, one Solitary, a few Greater and 6-8 Lesser
Yellowlegs, 2 Short-billed Dowitchers, scattered small numbers of Least,
and 4 Pectoral Sandpipers.
everywhere. We also saw a couple of likely broods of large Hooded
Small numbers of Least Terns were scattered about just about
andyoung.
the day, but by the time we left there were only about 150 Great Egrets
We watched the south end of Lake No. 9 for the last hour and a half of
Egret50+ Double-crested Cormorants roosting in the trees. A single Snowy
Phillippyalso came in there. A larger roost is likely present down at the
IbisPits where the largest number of egrets were feeding during the day. No
sign on either side of the state line of the recently reported White
above,or Fulvous Whistling-Ducks.
In the Upper Bottoms, besides a few of the shorebirds summarized
slough onClay spotted an apparently summering male Ring-necked Duck in the
bridge.the west side of Upper Bottom Road just after you go over the main
bpb, Louisville
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