It is very unnerving when one really thinks about what bugs should be here and are not. I only see about 6 butterflies a year and I have tons of flowering plants to try and draw them in. The more I think about it the more I see that folks around here are a bit poison crazy. Bugs that were here when I was a kid are long gone. There used to be little bugs about the size of lady bugs that were golden in color and shiny. When you would pick them up they would suck their shell down onto your finger and wait it out. I haven't seen one of those in about 30 years. I used to take the children bug hunting at the park and on the trails, never saw any and I was looking since they were fascinating to me as a kid. It used to be when you would walk through the fields your pant legs would have grasshoppers all over them. It is not so now. Even when I did live in the country the grasshopper population was way off. LOL seems odd to be saying I miss the bugs. Some I can surely do without but then they are all part of the ecosystem. I do prefer natural control not chemical. Dogs will certainly have to have the chemical control (Frontline and such).
Coyotes are a worry for me since I know what damage they can do. I had an oops rooster that I gave to a friend with a ranch along with a couple hens. I even made them a small coop. The coyotes demolished the coop and took out a yearling calf while they were there. It could not have been wolves since it was on the plains and we have no wolves here.
I know what you mean about the mountain views. I am 6 miles from the mountains now and lol will be lost without them for a compass.
I am really looking forward to being out of the city and back to reality.
Coyotes are a worry for me since I know what damage they can do. I had an oops rooster that I gave to a friend with a ranch along with a couple hens. I even made them a small coop. The coyotes demolished the coop and took out a yearling calf while they were there. It could not have been wolves since it was on the plains and we have no wolves here.
I know what you mean about the mountain views. I am 6 miles from the mountains now and lol will be lost without them for a compass.
I am really looking forward to being out of the city and back to reality.