Kay Mooney writes...The January invasion of holiday makers is more or less over, and there is now space on the ferry and peace has returned to the island. But there are still plenty of interesting visitors to meet, today I talked Koalas with a Swiss family, and three young folk from the US and ? Tomorrow who knows.A Fruit bat has been spotted sleeping in a gum tree in Sixth Ave. Only one…but is this a loan, lost, bat blown across on the recent gale, or is it a forward scout for the Bairnsdale Bats, looking for a new roost? Are there any more? Keep your eyes open.Mozzies have been in the news, but just lately they have been largely absent from our garden. Remember that they lay eggs in standing water or in wet rotting vegetation so it’s worth tipping out the plant saucers every few days, keep the gutters free of compost, and the street gutters and drains too, clear out the leaf build up from time to time. Does anyone know the name of the environmentally friendly Mozzie spray for gardens, I was told about one but forget its name.
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We've also noticed new visitors in the garden - the garden friendly, native Black Flower Wasps; and a locust that looks exactly like a dried eucalypt leaf!
