Stripped down but not out
I've stripped the blog down to basics, just plain wrapping, nowt else, time for a change. The hot weather continues to provide an increase in moths to the MV, but certainly not in the numbers that I once would have expected. I leave the trap by the side of a white wall, and in previous years high overnight temperatures would have seen this expanse of white covered in moths at rest when checking the MV in the morning. Now? Just a few, no more. Likewise, the egg boxes inside have plenty of moths (and other insects) at rest, but not the hordes of 20-30 years ago. A few species that are not annual have turned up, but only one species of macro has been new for the garden, this Brown-veined Wainscot, a species that has reduced in range by 60% since 2000 (according to the excellent Atlas). I've been shielding these past few weeks to protect a family member from the possibility of coming into contact with COVID, so by necessity my time out in the field has been cut back. This has allow...