In article jeK0b.9998$Ih1.3697785
@newssrv26.news.prodigy.com,
says...
Dry bare earth is one of the cicada wasps favorite site in which to burrow.
My deck is only about a foot above ground and dry, hot, dense bare earth
lies underneath and the cicada killers L-O-V-E it. Over the last three
years, they've come back annually for at least a six week stay.

It doesn't have to be bare, but loose seems to be the
key.
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Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!