Dennis Paulson wrote:

... Because of my long time spent in the East, as well as recent visits in
summer, I will reiterate that "bugs" back there are 10x as abundant (and at
least several times as diverse) in forested habitats as they are in forested
habitats in the western Washington lowlands..."

On one factor as to why there is more insect diversity out east is that
there is far greater tree species diversity in the eastern U.S.. I'm not
sure abuot the herbs and shrubs.
Stewart Wechsler
Ecological Consulting
West Seattle
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