Comments on: Where are the lightning bugs this year?

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:42:00 +0000

There werent any lightning bugs in knoxville, tn this year that I saw….. It was really crazy actually! There are some people that said they saw some but I guess I was out lookin at the wrong time or the wrong place.

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:50:01 +0000

We would like to plan a trip out East to see the lightning bugs.
What time of year is a good time to see them?
Are they mostly in the Tennessee/Knoxville areas/
Thank you for the information.

By: alexis

alexis — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:50:03 +0000

when do lighting bugs come out

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:36:28 +0000

Last nite my family went outside to catch lightning bugs and we were outside for about 1 hour and a half beginning about 9:30 and we did not see a single lightning bug. We ended up catching beetles, crickets, and spiders instead. Not as fun for me but it was for my 3 year old. We were in the West Knoxville area.

By: Denny

Denny — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:00:28 +0000

Has anyone seen both white and yellow lightning bugs in their area? We have noticed white lightning bugs that stay predominantly in the high branches of the trees here in Northern Virginia. Neither of us remember white bugs where we grew up in NY and Illinois. We also have yellow lightening bugs - which stay close to the ground. These are the ones we remembered from our youths.
Just wondering….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:20:35 +0000

I live in Freeland Michigan and we have more lightning bugs this year than I have ever seen, and they seem brighter, too!

By: CL JOrdan

CL JOrdan — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:47:29 +0000

I am here in MI., and not only am I missing ligthnig bugs, but crickets, bees and frogs as well. These things are either not evident or greatly reduced in number. And in the metro Detroit area, we do not have a drought condition as one of the previous writers mentioned.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:07:30 +0000

I looked again last night at 3:00 am when my dog had to be excused. There are definitely not as many as usual in my West Knox backyard. Maybe last year’s drought has something to do with it.

By: Carole Borges

Carole Borges — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:44:12 +0000

Plenty of fireflies in my backyard in North Knoxville.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:17:57 +0000

Lightning bugs have been on the decline over the last 10 years due to heavier insecticide use & other chemicals.

By: Lynnster

Lynnster — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:17:12 +0000

Interesting that gets brought up because I haven’t seen a single one in Memphis this year yet either. It didn’t occur to me until I was back home in Paris (between Memphis and Nashville) last week and saw them. It’s like they’ve fled the city(ies).

By: gemini

gemini — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:23:16 +0000

In my back yard?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:06:22 +0000

No problem in West Knoxville, we’ve got ‘em.