Cottage Culture

BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED

Menu
  • Farmers’ Favorites
    • Farmers’ Favorite Shop
    • Farmers’ Favorite E-books
  • The Skinny
  • Growing Food in Small Spaces
  • The Pits!!!
  • Organic Pest Control
Menu

A Swarm Of Ladybugs So Huge, It Showed Up On National Weather Service Radar

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Bird

“National Weather Service meteorologists noticed something puzzling on their radar screens in Southern California on Tuesday evening — a big green blob.

“It was very strange because it was a relatively clear day and we weren’t really expecting any rain or thunderstorms,” Casey Oswant, a NWS meteorologist in San Diego, tells NPR. “But on our radar, we were seeing something that indicated there was something out there.”

So the meteorologists called a weather spotter in Wrightwood, Calif., near the blob’s location in San Bernardino County. Oswant says the spotter told them the mysterious cloud was actually a giant swarm of ladybugs.

The phenomenon is known as a ladybug “bloom,” and while this one appears particularly large, Oswant says it’s not the first time local meteorologists have spotted the beetles.”

READ THE FULL STORY https://www.npr.org

  • #fertilizer
  • #gardenactivist
  • #sustainableagriculture
  • #urbanagriculture
  • #urbanfarmer
  • #urbangarden
  • Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    ©2021 Cottage Culture | Design: Newspaperly WordPress Theme