Missing Wooly Bears

[pomtzu]

Finally!!! I saw my first Wooly in the yard. He had a broad black band on one end, and a narrower one on the opposite end. Wonder what that means???

[Asiel]

It means you aren't looking hard enough if you didn't see green ones.... Honestly, we have more lime green ones than the rust coloured ones, they're actually very pretty and bigger than the rusty ones.
We were lucky this year, the summer was non existant so we saw very few ladybugs, I can't stand the way they get inside no matter what we do. This year has been terrific.
As for the stinky bugs I guess it's too cold out here, I've never heard of them

Now...back to that Martini.......

[Pinot's Mom]

Stink Bug. They are usually darker in our neck of the woods, more of a brownish color.

If it makes anyone feel any better, yesterday I was home from work and was swarmed with the Asian Ladybugs, Stink Bugs, Box Elder Bugs, as well as spiders. Only the Ladybugs (and lots of them, thank you) make it inside the house. It's all part of living where I do, you've got to take the good with the bad! Still no Wooly Bears, though, Ellie!

[pomtzu]

I've never seen a green stink bug. They look more gray than brown to me - at least around here.

The Asian ladybugs weren't around yesterday - guess they made enough pests of themselves the day before. I'm still finding them in the house tho!

Any where there is a wooded area - expect to find just about any kind of bug. I've gotten used to it after almost 40 years here in the country.

[Asiel]

That's the same colour our huge fuzzy green caterpillars are. How can anything so pretty be called a stink bug?
Don't think we'll be having any more bugs of any kind, it's snowing again today and only 1 degree . With the north wind it feels more like -10 or more......brrrrr.
The only ones to enjoy this cold are the dogs, they can run all they want without panting up a storm from the heat.