In years past, young children frolicked in early summer’s evenings, running merrily with glass jars to capture the ephemeral firefly as it flew by. Over the years, with outdoor lighting installed on properties, the use of fertilizers by landscapers or homeowners to help make lawns greener, the loss of habitat, and the removal of fallen leaves that are home to insects and small wildlife animals, fireflies all but disappeared.
To find out more about why we’re seeing fewer or no fireflies during summer evenings, here is the full article by Christopher Gangemi of The East Hampton Star.