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["Hal Love" <lovehd@comcast.net>]

Same here, just a few starting to show up the last week.

Also, we did not have one single periodic cicada, in spite of all the gloom
and doom warnings. There were lots of them just to our east, so I guess the
range has shifted a bit for whatever reasons. There were plenty around 17
years ago.

I still have not seen a single honey bee this year at my place, and only a
few around town. Had thousands swarming the trees last year. However, there
seem to be more bumble bees around now than ever.

Hal
near nashville, TN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hector Black" <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Missing Jap beetles?


> Japanese beetles - We have some, but I seem to remember July as being
their
> big month.  I'm not holding my breath.  Hector Black zone 6 middle TN
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Hilborn.E@epamail.epa.gov>
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Missing Jap beetles?
>
>
> > Yes! I have been experiencing the same phenomenon.  I spread Milky Spore
> > last year for the first time as last July I spent more time picking
> > beetles off my apples and beans than picking blueberries off my group of
> > mature Rabbiteyes!  Definitely not how I enjoy spending my time.
> >
> > I was going to attribute the dramatic decline to either the severe
> > drought we had (are having) or the Milky Spore.  Is anyone else
> > experiencing a decline who has not also experienced a drought last year?
> >
> > Now that you mention it, we have had the usual abundance of June bug
> > larvae in the soil, although I am not seeing as many adult June beetles
> > as usual....
> >
> > Betsy Hilborn
> > 7a NC
> >