I grew up in the country in the 70' s. We would return home from town at
night and use the vacuum for an hour or so sucking them out of the windows
etc. Sometimes thousands.
On Fri, Apr 28, 2023, 5:02 PM WILLIAM WENTHE <wwenthe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks, Nancy. I figured someone on this list would have the info.
Cheers,
Bill
On Friday, April 28, 2023 at 12:37:34 PM CDT, Mcintyre, Nancy <
nancy.mcintyre@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all,
Only some of the moths seen in the current “outbreak” are Miller Moths
sensu stricto (Acronicta leporine); there are several other species that
are also migrating and emerging right now, including cutworms (Euxoa spp.),
graphics moths (Bulia spp.), etc. And this year’s “outbreak” is not
particularly large, we just haven’t seen an emergence in the past couple of
years due to bad winter storms and drought.
Cheers,
Nancy
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Hi,
I'd love to be corrected or supplemented by those who know more, but I
think what we're seeing is an irruption of Miller Moths, which migrate from
the plains to the Rockies in spring. Some years there are big irruptions
of them. I remember this from 2013, when there was a big influx of them.
They were even hits on Youtube, when by chance someone in Colorado would
leave a window open and a light on, and suddenly have their house snowing
with moths.
They are nocturnal, but maybe, this morning being overcast, they are more
active than usual?
I regret that I can't get out today and will probably miss the V-8
tomorrow.
Bill