MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • August 4, 2024
As we enter late summer, there are hundreds of cool insects which should have you on the lookout. In the evenings, I love to hang a bedsheet out with a light on it and see the dozens of unique moths I can attract; the days can be spent checking blooming wildflowers for a variety of pollinators. We are getting the seasonal influx of questions about all the “bugs” that are bugging people. I recommend downloading iNaturalist or Seek, both great apps that can help you identify many of the living things you encounter. Too often, people have a gut reaction to squish or otherwise remove many of the insects we find in our gardens or around our homes. Try learning about these species and the roles they play in our ecosystem. ~ Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox