tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582105945934846260.post5164924368706106997..comments2024-02-12T11:55:33.772-05:00Comments on Diamonds in My Coal bucket: Appalachian Word of the Week -- LIGHTNING BUGSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582105945934846260.post-32924139616593162932017-07-22T08:27:33.721-04:002017-07-22T08:27:33.721-04:00So glad your efforts have shown progress. I would ...So glad your efforts have shown progress. I would love to have thousands in my yard. I love to see them sparkle.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01876773705678028898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582105945934846260.post-53817412065952094782017-07-22T00:13:50.050-04:002017-07-22T00:13:50.050-04:00It takes time to reestablish the population. This ...It takes time to reestablish the population. This year I can count 10 in a minute, up from 3 in a minute last year, and almost none the year before. Keep doing good!Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938167762704761440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582105945934846260.post-7577499878051505642017-07-20T00:59:08.846-04:002017-07-20T00:59:08.846-04:00This is great to know. I see some lightning bugs i...This is great to know. I see some lightning bugs in the back where it is wooded, but very few in my yard. I don't have any chemicals sprayed on my lawn, except for the treatment for ants. With the rain we've had this summer, my grass is always tall. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01876773705678028898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582105945934846260.post-28985243809081255742017-07-19T17:50:49.133-04:002017-07-19T17:50:49.133-04:00I'm a self declared firefly sanctuary. Don'...I'm a self declared firefly sanctuary. Don't worry, your murderous little games aren't the reason there are fewer lightning bugs today - it's actually because lawn care today is destroying their food source. Lightning bug babies eat slugs and need them to grow into lightning bugs, but lawn chemicals and close cropped mowing is destroying the slugs habitats and therefore the lightning bugs. We don't use any sprays or chemicals in our lawn and leave our grass long. When we bought this place there were no fireflies, now I see them every eve. Not as thick as I remember them, but we will get there. You can help too - have your lawn care contractor raise his mower blades to leave the grass a little longer, and ask him not to spray pesticides on your lawn. Happy lightning bug watching!Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938167762704761440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582105945934846260.post-2299323279345766692017-07-12T21:15:06.514-04:002017-07-12T21:15:06.514-04:00Are you saying you're about the only person on...Are you saying you're about the only person on earth who didn't massacre the lightning bugs? lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01876773705678028898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582105945934846260.post-51691637865129796702017-07-12T18:54:54.375-04:002017-07-12T18:54:54.375-04:00Thanks for the memories.....oh yes I caught them a...Thanks for the memories.....oh yes I caught them and then released them. So much fun back then and now it's relaxing just to watch the air light up with lightning bugs.Deborah Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040018128809983613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582105945934846260.post-62776239174487062792017-07-12T12:22:42.480-04:002017-07-12T12:22:42.480-04:00I miss those days, don't you? The simple thing...I miss those days, don't you? The simple things are the best.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01876773705678028898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582105945934846260.post-25872522962180485802017-07-12T11:29:51.816-04:002017-07-12T11:29:51.816-04:00Loved seeing the lightning bugs! We had so much fu...Loved seeing the lightning bugs! We had so much fun running around in the dark up in Michigan, seeing and catching the lighting bugs. Also saw them when camping in the mountains. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09051332067093345774noreply@blogger.com