Anonymous
Post 09/08/2025 16:19     Subject: We were wondering where all the fireflies were
I haven't seen a single lightning bug or a decrease in mosquitoes.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2025 21:25     Subject: We were wondering where all the fireflies were
Anonymous wrote:We just realized our back door neighbor uses Mosquito Joe:(. I guess this explains why we no longer see lightening bugs here. We had also noticed decreased mosquitoes and weren’t sure why.

I’m concerned about the honeybee population. Not sure there is anything we can do:(



honeybees are non-native and out-competing our native bees.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2025 06:39     Subject: We were wondering where all the fireflies were
We don’t spray, use pesticides or remove our leaves and we had a ton of fireflies this year. But yes, the season is over.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2025 05:40     Subject: We were wondering where all the fireflies were
Season is pretty much over for them TBH. They peak around the end of June/early July. But yes, not spraying pesticides always helps and actually keeping leaf litter (they stay as larvae for years in it).
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 09:24     Subject: We were wondering where all the fireflies were
So spraying for mosquitos! Use misquitto dunks, they work so much better and don't kill beneficial insects and throw your endochrine and lymphatic systems in disaray
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 09:17     Subject: We were wondering where all the fireflies were
I am pleasantly surprised we're still seeing lightning bugs this late in the season. The downside is tons of mosquitos though. It really is a pick your poison (literally) situation.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 08:47     Subject: We were wondering where all the fireflies were
We just realized our back door neighbor uses Mosquito Joe:(. I guess this explains why we no longer see lightening bugs here. We had also noticed decreased mosquitoes and weren’t sure why.

I’m concerned about the honeybee population. Not sure there is anything we can do:(