Thanks for the article Nina.
Very informative.
Guess I won't worry about my landscape trees.

I have a simple question ....... I have a number of small "critters" that
appear every once in awhile and they don't seem to like a light coating of
very dilute Neem Oil.
When I discover them walking about my maples, azaleas, etc I give the trees
a quick squirt and they disappear for the season.
Will a light coating of Neem Oil have any effect on the cicada's ??
How about Carl's famous soap solution ?

Still worried about my bonsai !!

Thanks
Mark Hill

PS ..... Here about 10 miles south of Harrisburg PA I haven't seen a single
cicada yet !!



-----Original Message-----
From: Internet Bonsai Club ] On Behalf Of
Nina Shishkoff
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:36 AM
To:
Subject: [IBC] protecting trees from cicada damage

"If this a 500-year-old hardwood bonsai that you and your family have worked
on, you probably don't want nature to help you too much and change the
course of centuries. I'd protect that."

For a good article on protecting trees from damage:
http://www.wtop.com/index.php?nid=367&sid=202898

Nina, whose cicadas are really creepy guys who just sit and stare.

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Nina Shishkoff


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