HowMuchAreTheSparklers
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Doing a little thinking on the Monarch Butterfly, Seems every few years you get these stories of Bee and Butterfly declines. Don't doubt it. Just seems that they always blame pollution or loss of habitat.
What if it is something else?
From my experiences outdoors I noticed an interesting behavior in bees, I was digging some holes to plant some plants. Dug the holes, for the heck of it, filled the holes with water. Went inside for awhile, going to plant the next day. 2 hours later, I come out. There is a bunch of bees around. Going nuts for this fresh water in the holes. Why this water? swimming pools not too far, standing water in different areas.
Didn't think much of it. Next day I come out and they are building hives next to the dirty water holes. hmm.
They must need clean dirt to build hives.
Back to the Monarch, now they say the eskimos have a 100 words for snow. Now insects need water, Maybe it's the way the water is presented, that has changed. Butterflies mostly start being active in the late morning through sunset.
The lawn looks dry, Better turn the sprinklers on. Next thing I know butterflies start showing up.
Now what has changed the last 40 years, people don't water their lawns in the afternoon anymore. Most are set up for predawn watering. Now if your a butterfly are you going to risk going down to a lake or pond to cool off. Your going to get eaten by a big bass. I think it might be instinctive to be attracted to misting water, where they can find it.
Not only that there use to be a lot more fountains in cities and towns peoples backyards then there are today, they have been decreasing progressively for years. Most likely because of maintenance cost, and mosquito control.
Just thought it might be part of the reason for the decline.
I am not saying that you should leave your sprinklers on all day, or that everybody should change their timer settings.
Just a theory
What if it is something else?
From my experiences outdoors I noticed an interesting behavior in bees, I was digging some holes to plant some plants. Dug the holes, for the heck of it, filled the holes with water. Went inside for awhile, going to plant the next day. 2 hours later, I come out. There is a bunch of bees around. Going nuts for this fresh water in the holes. Why this water? swimming pools not too far, standing water in different areas.
Didn't think much of it. Next day I come out and they are building hives next to the dirty water holes. hmm.
They must need clean dirt to build hives.
Back to the Monarch, now they say the eskimos have a 100 words for snow. Now insects need water, Maybe it's the way the water is presented, that has changed. Butterflies mostly start being active in the late morning through sunset.
The lawn looks dry, Better turn the sprinklers on. Next thing I know butterflies start showing up.
Now what has changed the last 40 years, people don't water their lawns in the afternoon anymore. Most are set up for predawn watering. Now if your a butterfly are you going to risk going down to a lake or pond to cool off. Your going to get eaten by a big bass. I think it might be instinctive to be attracted to misting water, where they can find it.
Not only that there use to be a lot more fountains in cities and towns peoples backyards then there are today, they have been decreasing progressively for years. Most likely because of maintenance cost, and mosquito control.
Just thought it might be part of the reason for the decline.
I am not saying that you should leave your sprinklers on all day, or that everybody should change their timer settings.
Just a theory
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