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Where'd half the insects go?
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:57 am
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:57 am
I remember growing up in BTR and having to watch out for stepping on stinging caterpillars, playing with tent caterpillars, and having to kill some big arse cockroaches for mama. Just thinking now, I haven't seen any of those childhood insects in over a decade... Just mosquitos and wasps. What happened?
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Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:59 am to Kujo
Pesticides
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:59 am to Kujo
You now live in a clean house?
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:00 am to Kujo
Global Warming baw
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:00 am to Kujo
Pill bugs (“roly poly”), stink bugs, lightning bugs, praying mantis...
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:01 am to Kujo
I still see them around especially in wooded areas.
I would imagine that some bug populations in suburban areas have diminished due to the use of pesticides. I ask my bug guy to cross the streams when spraying around my house.
I would imagine that some bug populations in suburban areas have diminished due to the use of pesticides. I ask my bug guy to cross the streams when spraying around my house.
This post was edited on 8/5/18 at 11:01 am
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:01 am to Kujo
I live downtown and see caterpillars all the time...
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:01 am to Kujo
Mosquito control.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:03 am to Kujo
quote:
stinging caterpillars
I don't see these nearly as much as I did when I was a kid, but I have seen them from time to time.
I know they are not insects, but they eat insects... But what about Geckos? It seems like one summer they just showed up and they would be everywhere under the breeze way in my back yard, when the lights went out. Then for the past 2 or 3 years, I haven't seen many of them.. If any at all.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:03 am to Kujo
I lived in the garden district 15 years ago. Roaches everywhere. fricking gross.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:03 am to Kujo
quote:Q:What’s worse than finding a roach in your sammich?
Where'd half the insects go?
A: Finding half the insects in your sammich?
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:05 am to Kujo
well since 90% of the wooded areas are now concrete shopping centers and sub divisions they dont have as many, why is that surprising?
go in the woods and they are just as plentiful as ever but they dont live around concrete jungles
go in the woods and they are just as plentiful as ever but they dont live around concrete jungles
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:06 am to LSUTigerDoc
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Pill bugs (“roly poly”)
Not an insect, they are an isopod crustacean.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:08 am to Sasquatch Smash
If you can’t have a roly poly boil then they are an insect.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:13 am to Kujo
Mid city BR has plenty of roaches
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:14 am to LSUTigerDoc
quote:
Pill bugs (“roly poly”)
Technically they are crustaceans.
Edit: dammit
This post was edited on 8/5/18 at 11:15 am
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:15 am to Kujo
Well we had a helluva hard winter, so I attribute the lack of caterpillars to that. As for the other bugs,I haven't noticed a decline at all. Did you notice the gnat invasion this past spring at all? I couldn't go outside without them biting. It was misery. I even had a huge vet bill for my dog getting hot spots due to gnat bites. I thought the gnats would never go away this year, and don't remember them being this bad ever.
If you have a vegetable garden, you know that the insect pest population is doing just fine. I had a bunch of bugs in my garden this year.
About the only insect I have noticed a huge decline in is the firefly population, and its drop is directly attributable to the mosquito abatement programs in the city.
Incidentally, I think the gecko population was hit hard by all the intense freezes last winter as well.
If you have a vegetable garden, you know that the insect pest population is doing just fine. I had a bunch of bugs in my garden this year.
About the only insect I have noticed a huge decline in is the firefly population, and its drop is directly attributable to the mosquito abatement programs in the city.
Incidentally, I think the gecko population was hit hard by all the intense freezes last winter as well.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:18 am to Kujo
quote:
Where'd half the insects go?
Insect Thanos.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:21 am to Kujo
Actually, most of the time you're the bug.
The world wide use of cars and trucks is causing a world wide decline in flying insects. A 20% decline in insects has been noted within the past 30 years.
The world wide use of cars and trucks is causing a world wide decline in flying insects. A 20% decline in insects has been noted within the past 30 years.
This post was edited on 8/5/18 at 11:27 am
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:22 am to Kujo
While it could be due to environmental factors, development, etc. When you were a kid you probably were outside riding a bike, climbing tress, and playing in the backyard a lot more. Probably.
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