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Marthe48

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9. We stopped spraying our lawn years ago

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 09:41 AM

Jul 28

and about a year later started seeing more fireflies, in our yard. I was out with my daughter a couple weeks ago. On the road from her house, there were a lot of them rising. My daughter drove really slowly trying to avoid hitting any. I was watching for deer. lol

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Firefly's......am seeing more of them, but not as when I was a kid...... [View all] a kennedy Jul 27 OP

howdi. AllaN01Bear Jul 27 #1

They've been on a slow decline towards possible extinction, but unblock Jul 27 #2

Protect and build the habitat for their larva and pupa ... when you see them flashing that is after a year or Botany Jul 27 #3

We stopped spraying our lawn years ago Marthe48 Jul 28 #9

Those outdoor (especially LED strings) lights are real killers to lighting bugs. They are sometimes at the .... Botany Jul 28 #12

My yard resembles the edge of woods Marthe48 Jul 28 #13

Rural Georgia was full of them in 50s and 60s. Almost better than snow. Silent Type Jul 27 #4

I have a ton of them in my back field Farmer-Rick Jul 27 #5

Are you still seeing them now (earlier that evening) I'm in an ALP in The Bronx w a nice backyard, and I saw them... electric_blue68 Jul 28 #6

Fireflies still make me stop in wonder True Dough Jul 28 #7

We don't have as many moths Marthe48 Jul 28 #14

Those damn wasps True Dough Jul 28 #15

I wish they weren't so aggressive Marthe48 Jul 28 #16

Butterfly Pavilion first to complete lifecycle of a Colorado firefly under human care Nittersing Jul 28 #8

Hi and Lois Marthe48 Jul 28 #10

Saw a lot in Dover, DE Delarage Jul 28 #11

You mean Lightning Bugs. ArnoldLayne Jul 28 #17

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