The most boring thing to do in lockdown?
The poplar hawk moth doesn't eat at all in its life time What do you think about moths? Normally we don’t like them, they get into our wardrobes and their larvae can eat our clothes. We do not want them in our house. If you put ‘moths’ up on the internet you are likely to see information about getting rid of them. We have bought a moth trap. Not to hurt the moths or get rid of them but to see how many we have outside. ‘That is the ultimate in boring things to do in lockdown,’ you must be thinking. Surely, there is something more interesting? Well, I have found out that moths are fascinating and delightful. The trap has a light that attracts the night-flying moths, it does not kill the creatures. They are funnelled harmlessly into a chamber below. In the morning we can examine our visitors before releasing them. We identified about ten different large moths and lots of other small ones. Also, there was a cockchafer or May bug in the trap. The May bug obviously flies in June ...