I am not sure what drives fire flies to get active, but they are starting to visit my area. I had seen sporadic ones over the last week, but last evening they were out in numbers. They so seem to appear in hot and humid conditions, so the next few nights may be real interesting. The typical place I see them are in fields and along right of ways. It has been awhile since a "peak" year for them but at least one year, the right of way in front of my house was lit up in either direction by them.
North Country Fire Flies are getting active
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Deer flies came out in full force yesterday in the Manchester/Nashua area...
Tim
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Speaking of flies, the black flies on Long Mountain this past Saturday were the worst that I've ever experienced. The only bug swarm that I've found worse was back in the mid-aughts on the section of the Elk Lake-Marcy Trail where it skirts Elk Lake. Then and Saturday were the only times I've used a headnet.
Considering that fireflies are actually beetles and not out for my blood I will take the fire flies anytime
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