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Esneux / Liège / BELGIUM

I know this is not the real good forum but I would like to know what, in Europe, you still have in your gardens.
This year, I notice a very very decrease of butterflies. Last year, my buddleias "butterflies trees" were plenty of butterflies from many different species but this year we just have saw some white butterflies and a few Vanesse. I live in a village, we don't use pesticide in the garden. Do you think this is due to this very strange weather or something ... coming from the dark side of the force...
I have bees by my side so I can't juge but the apicultor said it's not a good year.
Any comment?

7/26/2005 2:08:41 AM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

"what, in Europe, you still have in your gardens"?

--> an invasion of slugs! Due to that cold and wet weather they are taking over the garden. Yesterday evening alone I killed 235 by cutting them in half.
Ants are also taking over!

I notice a reduced population of bees and butterflies.

7/26/2005 5:42:48 AM

Austria

Martin, you`re mass murderer ;-)

Never had so many bees in my garden like this year. I`ve never had anything like those tasty pumkin flowers in my garden before though.

7/26/2005 5:49:34 AM

Atlanta, Georgia

I'm starting to have quite a few of the tiny black flies under my leaves here at the home patch. I sprayed them today.
Besides that there is nothing...
Michel

7/26/2005 10:53:29 AM

Esneux / Liège / BELGIUM

oK, in spring i had a lot of ants, and some slugs but I'm afraid about the butterflies. I just wanted to know if you have more or less butterflies in your garden than previous years. Thanks.

7/27/2005 2:35:05 AM

Cologne / Germany

No butterflies at all here. Also, no wasps, no slugs. A few bees though. No cherries, weak little tomatos, a very small amount of zuccini and cucumber.
What a cold spring did to the plants, it´s the same for the insects.
It makes me wonder, with these conditions, there are pumpkins LOL

7/27/2005 5:02:02 AM