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Overun with butterfliesIs it just me or has anyone else noticed a distinct increase in butterflies this year? all colours, and bee's too? anyone any idea why this is? Karen
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Yes - lots. And dragonflies - loads of them - in my garden, a long way from water! Makes you wonder how much previous poor summers have had to do with decreases in flying things?    |
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Oh yes and drangonflies too  forgot those and in the evening I am overrun with moths  I mean hundreds of them - and the other night I had a bat -  think he was lost though  he flew past me clutching his A-Z Wonder if they are searching for moisture in the plants? I have water out for the birds in a dish but may put a few little pots out for the insects. I have some old eggcups.  |
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We too have loads of extra butterflies (flutterflies as Dominik calls them), bees (especially on my lavender . . . 100s of them) and also dragonflies. Again - no water anywhere near really so I'm very surprised to see them!! However over the last few days a less-welcome winged visitor has been present; flying ants. I hate them  they just seem to come of every surface; floors, walls, soil!!!! |
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Yep, they are here too......all the cats love chasing them esp. Mazy my next door neighbours kitty x |
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I haven't seen many butterflies around this area except for the cabbage whites.... There was an article in the press last week to say our butterfly population is declining.....only 50 odd varieties left..... My OH and I were talking about it last week and came to the conclusion it must have something to do with the insecticides which are now being used...  We have quite a big lavender shrub in the garden but never see any butterflies on it unfortunately |
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Thats a shame Mags, sometimes you can't see my lavenders for bee's and or butterflies - do you know I don't use insecticides - for blackfly on the roses tree's I use soapy water thats it. Karen |
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We had a load of butterflies, daddy longlegs, and bees too, quite a few ladybirds....I use soapy water as well.... |
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Thats funny, my Mum and me were talking about butterflies yesterday. I havent seen as many for years, easpecially red admaralds. I love them , on the down side of it Midgies! Thousands of the little charmers |
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