There were a great multitude of those things up in Iowa when I was growing up. Unlike all the other kids, I would catch my lighting bugs during the day when it was easy.

Plenty out in red oak-

Best theory I have seen. They were thick in the early 90's. Fire Ants showed up. Went the way of the Quail about the same time. I have not seen any of either in many years up here north of Ray Roberts.

We have them in our backyard from May to early July. Quite a few.

I got bunches at my place.

so much for the fire ant theory. I use to see them when I traveled to northern AL. I am thinking that fire ants landed in Mobile but it may have been somewhere in Fl.. I use to see hundreds of them as a kid growing up in Richardson. I think the decline is related to the use of pesticides. Pesticides are not very selective. I use some ant spray inside, wasp killer, and fire ant mound stuff but that is about it. I don't use any kind of whole yard stuff and haven't for many years.

don't see many over my way.