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I let the wildflowers grow in my lawn, and in the summer there's a constant hum from the bees. I enjoy the sound and their industriousness.

My only problem is the invasive plants which are determined to overwhelm everything.

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Out of left field, but do you have any sources on developing small riparian environments to promote dragonfly populations?

I recently learned that a popular anti-mosquito trick by painters in my area is to put a fake dragonfly on their cap. Which led me to wonder where the actual buggers have gone.

They're all in my yard, and I honestly don't know why. I'm almost half a mile from the nearest wetland. I think it's tall weeds. They seem to be like cats and want to perch on high spots.

> They seem to be like cats and want to perch on high spots

I love this.

Unfortunately, so do ticks... (grass blades)

I don’t believe we have ticks in the same way that the east coast has lime disease-carrying ticks though?

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