Chafer plague!

Finally a slightly warmer night to make trapping worthwhile here at IGC. Numbers of moths slowly improving with around 40sp in 2 traps. Nothing really special seen – first Pine, Poplar and Eyed hawks appearing, Coronet (used to be a rare moth in Suffolk but seemingly on the increase now) and Aspilapterix tringipennella. The one trap running close to lots of Oak trees had very few moths in, but was full of Cockchafers. These pesky beetles stop moths going into the trap I’m sure. Any moths that do get in are then trashed by the constant bumbling around of the beetles. Don’t think there is any way I can keep them out without stopping moths going in too. I reckon I caught at least 300 of them last night – I normally do get quite a few of them but this kind of number is exceptional!

Neil

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