Tuesday, June 16, 2015

News 8 back on the bridge today

News 8 can't get enough of those mayflies. Here they are on the bridge today.

Route 462 bridge lights to turn off at 9 p.m. all week

The mayor of Columbia tells News 8 that the lights on the Route 462 bridge will be turned off at 9 Tuesday night and each night for the rest of the week after mayflies shut it down over the weekend.
MORE:
http://m.wgal.com/news/swarming-mayflies-close-route-462-bridge/33589386

You think Columbia's mayfly invasion is bad? Check out these photos from across the US

he Columbia-Wrightsville area isn't the only place that's dealing with or has dealt with swarms of mayflies or similar insects in recent weeks and years.

In some places the swarms are so large they show up on National Weather Service radar imagery.

GO HERE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/you-think-columbia-s-mayfly-invasion-is-bad-check-out/article_44eb7416-1436-11e5-910d-3b418d8290f0.html?mode=jqm

Falcon rescue!

GO HERE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/volunteers-pluck-errant-flying-falcon-from-susquehanna-at-columbia/article_33df76fc-1433-11e5-96f4-430ccf7b72c6.html?mode=jqm

Swarm Of Mayflies Causes Bridge To Close For 2nd Night : News : Food World News

A mayfly report on the Food World News (?)
GO HERE:
http://www.foodworldnews.com/articles/22187/20150616/swarm-of-mayflies-causes-bridge-to-close-for-2nd-night.htm

Stench of dead mayflies lingers along Veterans Memorial Bridge sidewalk

GO HERE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/stench-of-dead-mayflies-lingers-along-veterans-memorial-bridge-sidewalk/article_bd358960-13ab-11e5-91d3-bf81c85525ad.html