On 06 Sep 2003 03:46:18 GMT, ESPMER (K30a) wrote:


When my first critter showed up I was astounded!
How did it get there?

I found out that most of these critters have wings and they take off at night
watching for the glitter and reflection of the moon and the stars off of water.
You can fool them and catch these insects on a sheet of black plastic laid on
the lawn.
But I think they are more fun when they show up in the pond ;-)

Came a good rain last week, and I pumped my pond out with a big high volume
pump so I could continue digging this week. When the water level got down to
nothing, there were a bazillion critters in there. Betsy bugs, boatmen,
water scorpions, water striders, and miscellaneous tiny bugs. Also a couple
of hundred small to tiny crawfish. I quit pumping and let a bit of water
drain back in because I didn't want them to bake in the sun.

Oh yes, welcome back hon.

Bob