2006-06-14 16:03:57 · 9 answers · asked by angsstarliht 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The site below "suggests" that the non-use chemicals on your lawn & garden will help attract fireflies [that's not the point of the article though]. A natural lawn with, perhaps, compost as fertilizer might attract them.
2006-06-14 16:16:06 · answer #1 · answered by cosmosclara 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Trying to attract fireflies to your yard or garden?
If you are interested in attracting them to your property:
1. Cut down or eliminate using chemicals on you lawn.
2. Reduce any "extra lighting" (photic noise) on your property, as this light interferes with the fireflies luminous signals (i.e., it is harder for fireflies of many species to locate mates in such areas). Also many firefly species are active only during a certain period of the evening. These insects determine when they will flash (i.e., the time of night) by the intensity of ambient light. This is why you don't see many fireflies flashing on clear nights when the moon is full.
3. Additionally, low overhanging trees, tall grass or similar vegetation will provide adult fireflies a place to rest during the day and remain cool.
While these tips may not guarantee you success in attracting fireflies to your yard, they may certainly improve the odds....
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2006-06-15 04:53:54 · answer #2 · answered by Brassmonkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i live in kentucky, and i have a wheat field in my back yard. The fireflies are attracted to taller grasses, like wheat, so if you want more fireflies, and youre feeling lazy, you het the point...I hope
2006-06-15 01:53:10 · answer #3 · answered by super_sayijn02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brassmonkey seems to know about it. I guess that helps explain why there are fewer than there were when I was a kid. We used to have herds (flocks? gaggles? bunches?) of them, and we would catch them and either a) squash them to get the phosphorescence all over our hands (yes, I know, but kids don't know about cruel) and b) put them in a Mason jar (remember those?) and make crude flashlights. The increase in nighttime lights must have made them shy, or confused them. Anyway, I never see them anymore.
(Sorry. I know that's not an answer, but it set me to reminiscing.)
2006-06-15 13:50:54 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Dave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pour blood all over your backyard, Mosquitoes drink blood and Fire Flies eat Mosquitoes. Circle of life baby....
2006-06-14 23:08:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would bet that increasing the amount of flowers would help and other vegetation other than grass.
2006-06-14 23:07:29 · answer #6 · answered by duke4me2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a small LED lightbulb and light it in intervals
2006-06-14 23:07:34 · answer #7 · answered by sobrien 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not w/out drawing more pesky bugs
2006-06-20 11:07:23 · answer #8 · answered by ccccccccdddddgggggrrrrwwwsszcvbn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make ice poops
2006-06-14 23:05:39 · answer #9 · answered by raguilera36 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋