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[chilli]

These guys are brutal this year. Just when I thought only Ridgeway had the infestation that basswood tree I planted this year is almost gone. Today in Crystal Beach I looked up and most of the trees looked like a target at the shotgun range. Geez even if we all put beatle traps in our yards which work well, these things have also infested all the wild areas. I wonder how much they will effect the heath of our forest both ground cover and trees.

[drsmooth]

chilli, on Jul 27 2010, 10:34 PM, said:

These guys are brutal this year. Just when I thought only Ridgeway had the infestation that basswood tree I planted this year is almost gone. Today in Crystal Beach I looked up and most of the trees looked like a target at the shotgun range. Geez even if we all put beatle traps in our yards which work well, these things have also infested all the wild areas. I wonder how much they will effect the heath of our forest both ground cover and trees.

I read your post a little to quickly, and thought you meant these guys.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...toryId=14813744

[bigugli]

chilli, on Jul 27 2010, 10:34 PM, said:

These guys are brutal this year. Just when I thought only Ridgeway had the infestation that basswood tree I planted this year is almost gone. Today in Crystal Beach I looked up and most of the trees looked like a target at the shotgun range. Geez even if we all put beatle traps in our yards which work well, these things have also infested all the wild areas. I wonder how much they will effect the heath of our forest both ground cover and trees.

We tamper with nature all too often without thinking about the long term repercussions.

[fluffy carp guy]

my lawn has taken a hit from them this year, I used to be so proud of my grass

[Flywire]

I remember when I was really young and living in the Dunn st area my backyard's fence was covered in these things (and raspberries....mmmm) I used to scoop them up and keep them in a jar then I never saw them again until this year in my pool....something else I haven't seen in probably 15 years is those yellow beetles with black stripes.

[kevin]

I believe when infestations like this occur, each person should be given a couple free traps each season, or per household. Alot more people will jump aboard if they don't have to pay 10 bucks per trap.

[smerchly]

bigugli, on Jul 28 2010, 06:34 AM, said:

We tamper with nature all too often without thinking about the long term repercussions.

I agree with that Bruce . Many would like to see black flies & mosquitos eradicated but we would also lose a lot of animal species as well . We were talking about bats lately & it was mentioned that they eat tons of skitters . Well , it seems their diet may be as small as 2% mosquitos . I found this site accidently .....looks like a good info site with comments from viewers . The bat info is about half way down the page........

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100721/ful...html?s=news_rss

[chilli]

Flywire, on Jul 28 2010, 01:22 PM, said:

....something else I haven't seen in probably 15 years is those yellow beetles with black stripes.

those would be fireflies

[Flywire]

nah they were big like jap beetles i remember people calling them potato beetles or something

[bigugli]

Flywire, on Jul 29 2010, 12:25 PM, said:

nah they were big like jap beetles i remember people calling them potato beetles or something

Orange and black stripe and large is a Colorado potato beetle
http://www.rotholl.a...offelkaefer.jpg
yellow and black stripe and 1/2 the size is a cucumber beetle
http://blog.ecosmart...mber-beetle.jpg

[riverfisher22]

bigugli, on Jul 29 2010, 06:46 PM, said:

Orange and black stripe and large is a Colorado potato beetle
http://www.rotholl.a...offelkaefer.jpg
yellow and black stripe and 1/2 the size is a cucumber beetle
http://blog.ecosmart...mber-beetle.jpg

NSFW

[Flywire]

It was the Colorado Potato Beetle