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10 comments:
Today's cover shot - more macro photography.... Bugs have character and are always fun!
Have a GREAT Tuesday!
Mariposa - I don't really own pharmaceutical stock but at times I feel like I am supporting the entire industry.
Good cover shot. My favorite bug is the Ladybug. So cute! Next is the Bumblebee - they are so large and fuzzy and have such little wings, it's amazing they can fly.
We have a large population of garden spiders in our yard - both front and back. I will have to check now as the rain may have been fatal to some...although I know they find places to keep dry. They are larger than normal for this time of year, they had a great summer of feasting weather.
Carol - I don't believe the spiders winter over. I think the only thing you'll find in the webs in the winter will be egg clusters. Spiders
Carol - Ladybugs are among my favorites for pix. They are so photogenic for the macro lens. I look for ones with dew or rain drops... too cute! I've gotten quite a few good shots of them. Bumbles are easy to shoot. They are so calm and dependable. They just want to do their thing and be left alone but even when you disturb them, they don't get upset. I don't know what's happening with them but I've noticed a giant decline in the number of bumbles. I guess the overuse of pesticides is catching up with them. I think Woodburn? had a mass die-off of bumbles this summer due to their spraying of the city's trees. I think the number was something like 50 thousand that had been found dead. That's the problem with spraying "BAD" bugs... you get "good ones" too. Ummmmm... side thought.... I wonder who counted them. Could it have been volunteers from Greenpeace with nothing to do?????? I know! I'm BAD!
I know spiders don't winter over, but it seemed too early in the year for their demise. They usually hang around here for another month.
That Bumblebee kill of was due to the use of a pesticide that was known to be fatal to bees and the yard crew responsible should have been punished. Just a week or so ago several of the nurseries around here have stopped selling that type of pesticide. The trouble is a lot of gardeners use the pesticides without reading the label. To me, it's wrong to have such a commodity on the shelf at all. How can you use something on a plant that a bee isn't going to come in contact with. Just flying near such a plant is lethal to them.
Carol - This is the time of year when spiders are doing their best to sneak into warm houses. Other than getting thrown right back out, I don't know what they're trying to accomplish.
Normally, I don't use sprays for anything. The exception to that is site specific Hornet and Yellow Jacket eradication. Mostly I use systemic applications or the product "Seven" which is specifically for chewing bugs. Any bug that is chewing on my tomatoes is doing so at his own risk. I use systemics on my baby trees so boring insects don't kill them but it's not harmful to any other type of bug. I leave the rest of the insect control to the critters & birds.
Mr.Ed, I wish everyone were as considerate of nature and its creatures as you are. It would be a better world. People in general don't really realize how much bugs, etc mean to our earth.
Carol - I am a steward of the land. The trees, streams, and all the critters are my neighbors. Every creature has a role in what I do and if they're not healthy, my livelihood isn't going to last very long. It's a very serious subject with me and I almost got "preachy" with this post but the rest is on the cutting room floor.
Carol - Every spring I buy dozens of Praying Mantis egg pods. They are the best bug-eater available. I also buy & turn loose thousands of lady bugs. They are fabulous for aphid and scale control. I like to let nature deal with nature naturally.
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