Maybugs

[Bushwhacker]

Did anyone see many this year? They've been a bit thin on the ground.

 

[JonathanD]

There were loads by me, but I'm surrounded by rivers. They didn't last as long as usual though and disapeared almost overnight.

 

[addo]

One on my back yard the other day. He was on his back wriggling about so not sure if he flew into a window.
We used to get loads in a beer garden near me and the screems from the folks was very funny. Mind, they still make me jump a bit.

 

[locum76]

There was millions, as usual on the farm. Mind you it's an organic smallholding with pond and a burn either side.

 

[Bushwhacker]

My cottage is right in the heart of farmland too and has a fair amount of water in the area, but I've seen hardly any and I'm always outside at night up 'till the small hours.
I'm just wonder whether the cold winter has kept the grubs underground or slowed their development a bit.

 

[Radix lecti]

I havn't seen any maybugs around my part of the acre this year, Bushwacker might be right, cold winter,slow development.
Darren

 

[MrEd]

havent seen a single one last year there were loads near me!

 

[Baggy]

Hiya

Did anyone see many this year? They've been a bit thin on the ground.

I have seen loads this year while out canoeing on the Chelmer in Essex.

 

[Asa Samuel]

Not seen any this year which is strange as last year there were quite a few out and about.

 

[dwardo]

Are these the guys that look like a squashed chestnut? If so i saw one at outlon park last weekend at the touring cars.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Are these the guys that look like a squashed chestnut? If so i saw one at outlon park last weekend at the touring cars.

That's the ones, big beggars they are.

 

[thecalbanner]

ive seen like two

 

[dwardo]

That's the ones, big beggars they are.

Amazing looking things. One of the lads took a photo which ill stick up when i get a copy.

 

[Asa Samuel]

Cute little things:

 

[dwardo]

Hmmm it didnt look like that, same kind of shape but the colour and pattern litterally looked like a sweet chestnut..

 

[Bushwhacker]

Hmmm it didnt look like that, same kind of shape but the colour and pattern litterally looked like a sweet chestnut..

It probably was, there isn't many other things that kind of size.
I reckon the second picture threw you a bit because it looks a mottled white/brown. They do appear almost chestnutlike when you seem them.

 

[locum76]

Wait a minute, I thought y'all were talking about Mayflies. The well known indicator species.

I take back what I said because I've seen none of the squashed chestnuts. Plenty of these though.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Wait a minute, I thought y'all were talking about Mayflies. The well known indicator species.

I take back what I said because I've seen none of the squashed chestnuts. Plenty of these though.

Ah, I can see why we've had conflicting reports now - MayBUGS, not mayflies. Seen loads of mayflies about.

 

[Baggy]

Wait a minute, I thought y'all were talking about Mayflies. The well known indicator species.



I take back what I said because I've seen none of the squashed chestnuts. Plenty of these though.

I made the same error

 

[spiritwalker]

perhaps it would have been clearer if you called them cockchafers i have seen 3 on the wirral 2 dead and one dying in progress as it hit my windowscreen