Where are the bugs?

[Ciao Mickey]

I know that in the news the scientists are saying the bees are disappearing.

I noticed that there are less of other flying insects around. I haven't seen any bees, hornets or wasps around my house. I have flowering trees and bushes all around.

When I walk in the mornings, there were always pesky flys buzzing around us at this time of the year. Not anymore. It's spooky. What is going on with nature?

The owls have disappeared from my neighborhood too.

Has anyone else noticed or had changes in their bug population this year?

 

[Angel0]

I hope every wasp, yellow jacket and hornet - DIES. Good riddance to bad rubbish. I'm sure some Einstien will tell me how detrimental it is to the world to have their population depleted, whatever, I hope they die out.

 

[JadenLayne]

There are plenty of wasps down here! We just killed a huge nest in our fence yesterday! We still have the mosquitos too! Now I'll be honest, if those were to start disappearing I would have no problems at ALL!!!!

 

[taylor1293]

There has been an increase in the tick population in my yard this year , but otherwise I haven't noticed a difference.

However, we were just discussing (in my science class this week) about the decline of bees and the problems that this will cause. I don't know the cause though?

I know that in the news the scientists are saying the bees are disappearing.

I noticed that there are less of other flying insects around. I haven't seen any bees, hornets or wasps around my house. I have flowering trees and bushes all around.

When I walk in the mornings, there were always pesky flys buzzing around us at this time of the year. Not anymore. It's spooky. What is going on with nature?

The owls have disappeared from my neighborhood too.

Has anyone else noticed or had changes in their bug population this year?

 

[IwasatWDWforamonth]

I sucked them all up with my bug vacuum.

 

[sunee]

I hope every wasp, yellow jacket and hornet - DIES. Good riddance to bad rubbish. I'm sure some Einstien will tell me how detrimental it is to the world to have their population depleted, whatever, I hope they die out.

Me, too.

I sucked them all up with my bug vacuum.

OK, that was funny.

 

[dreamcometrue]

last year we had a HUGE fly problem. It got so bad that we were not able to eat outside, which we love to do. So far this year, it's not bad at all. We don't have a mosquito problem here in Southern California, but we usually get June bugs this time of year and I haven't seen a single one!

 

[golfgal]

The main culprits this time of year in our area are the mosquitoes. It has been too dry for them so they aren't very abundant, oh darn . We don't usually see too many bees, wasps, etc. until late summer/early fall--it's too hot for them.

 

[Pop Daddy]

I sucked them all up with my bug vacuum.

 

[Ariel Wanna-be]

I sucked them all up with my bug vacuum.

Excellent!

 

[elizke]

We've had the usual population of flies and moths around here in the midwest, and already a case of West Nile from a mosquito here in Illinois.

And then the 17 year cicadas, plenty of those this year. (Though I think they are gone again now.) They are so huge and creepy with the red eyes. Maybe it's their fault there are fewer, the big thugs. They are scaring the other insects.

 

[java]

Our Bee Captain is back. It is a very large black bee(I fear it is a carpenter bee- foolishly fooled by my trex deck!LOL) And he has been holding down the fort for the past 5 years. He plants himself center deck and attacks any other bug that flies on in. And really he doesn't bother us. So all is good in our bug world. El Capitan is back.

 

[lemondog]

Funny you mention this. Usually, after 5 minutes out in the yard my girls are eaten up with mosquito bites, unless I put bug spray on the them. This year, however, I think we have had one bite total out of 3 girls, without using any bug spray at all. I attribute that to the insanely dry weather and severe drought we're having, though.

I have seen a big increase in ticks, though. Seems like I am pulling them off my kids left and right.

 

[KristinBelle]

I sucked them all up with my bug vacuum.

 

[KristinBelle]

We have lots of bugs down here in Florida, want me to send some up to you?

 

[MerryPoppins]

I think all of your moved to my neighborhood. I'm packing them up and sending them back, asap!

Honestly, the flies have been horrible this year and so have the mosquitoes. I can't see a drop in the number of bugs in my yard, but I'm wondering if it's been because it's been so wet here this year?

 

[Bust*A*Stitch]

I saw my first JUNE bug 2 days ago.

 

[koopa]

Bugs a little down from last year except for ants.

Spiders are pretty bad too.

 

[damo]

Lots of wasps up here. There are also more butterflies and dragonflies than I remember seeing before.

 

[Madame Robin]

So you just want an entire species to become extinct, what is wrong with you?
I love honey bees and they are vital to our planet as they pollinate plants. The only thing I have heard scientists state in reference to bees is that they are being replaced by the African "Killer Bee" species.