Originally Posted By: Bill D.
I see similar and often larger nymphs when skimming FA from near shore. I figure I am willing to give up a tadpole/small BG or three for the service the adults provide when patrolling our yard and pond shoreline for mosquitoes and other nuisance bugs. There were times I looked out the window this summer and saw easily 100 dragon flies flying all over our back yard by the pond.



I had to move a beeyard because of similar. Number of dragonflies there well into thousands. It was awesome to seem them go after swarming ants.

Aquaculture
Cooperative Research / Extension
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