‘It’s a lot of moths’ - children enthused by Bordeaux bug hunt
Getting children interested in nature was one of the aims of a bug hunt held by Nature Guernsey on Saturday.
About 30 people were estimated to be searching on Bordeaux mound for a variety of bugs, including moths, butterflies and crickets.
Six-year-old Marli Corbet had learned that there were 1,400 different species of moths in Guernsey alone.
‘It’s a lot of moths,’ she said.
'In our garden there’s lots of bees getting nectar from our clovers. They all fly around and swoop down to the clovers so that they can make honey. I eat lots of honey on my cereal, called Cheerios.'
Cleo Veron, 5, said she did lots of bug hunting at home.
‘My favourite is woodlice. I’ve got pots that I collect them in with grass and stones to watch them.’
La Societe's entomology section secretary Andy Marquis said they had found fiery clearwings, which looked like bees but were actually moths, and pointed out a shield bug to a passionate child.
‘I’m sure we’ll find lots more things to look at,’ he said.
Section president Trevor Bourgaize said they were using pheromone lures, pots with a magnified lid and sweep nets to observe the bugs.
A child brought him a bug, which he identified as a green lacewing, a garden friend as it eats aphids.
‘This bug hunt by Nature Guernsey, under the La Societe Guernesiaise umbrella, is to introduce children to nature,' he said.
‘We chose Bordeaux mound because it was a tip and has now returned to nature, which is great.'
