Why Are There So Many Dragonflies In My Yard
Camila Farah
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This is where the female dragonflies and damselflies will lay their eggs.
They are either there for mating which isn t likely b c the females need a water source to lay their. But dragonflies are among the many insects considered by entomologists to be beneficial to landscapes. If you normally have a few dragonflies in your yard but suddenly find you have swarms of them it may be due to weather conditions which sometimes collude to create an ideal environment for the insects to thrive. If you already have a pond in your yard or are considering building one it helps to have some vertical plants coming out of the water.
Rudolf schilder assistant professor of entomology at penn state university took some time to explain why pennsylvania residents are seeing so many dragonflies this month. They re probably helping your yard and you don t even know it.
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