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[IBC] cicada
Well, it seems here in Maryland that we're preparing for our 17-yr visit
from cicadas. http://www.mda.state.md.us/press/cicada.htm Yikes! I'm still a relative newbie. I wasn't working with bonsai on the last cicada visit 17 years ago. Can anyone give me some instruction on what I should do to protect my trees? Thanks! Lisa Miller Westminster, MD region 6/7 __________________________________________________ _______________ Tax headache? MSN Money provides relief with tax tips, tools, IRS forms and more! http://moneycentral.msn.com/tax/workshop/welcome.asp ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] cicada
Well, it seems here in Maryland that we're preparing for our
17-yr visit from cicadas. http://www.mda.state.md.us/press/cicada.htm Yikes! I'm still a relative newbie. I wasn't working with bonsai on the last cicada visit 17 years ago. Can anyone give me some instruction on what I should do to protect my trees? Thanks! Lisa Miller Westminster, MD region 6/7 First, don't worry about it too much. If there are full size hardwood trees in your neighborhood, the adult cicadas will choose them first -- more food and cover (birds are quite fond of these very juicy bugs). The major problem is from the larvae, which suck sap from the roots. Since it is the larvae which remain alive and underground for the 13-17 years that give this critter its name you are unlikely to have any in your pots -- and if one did burrow into the soil, you'd lose them in any of several repottings done in that period. Assuming an adult did go after your favorite hardwood bonsai, they're big enough (1-2 inches) that you'd have a hard time missing them. Flick them off with a fingernail or, if you are a proponent of chemical warfare, spray them with a pyrethrin spray (or, as my Southern Living Garden Problem Solver says, Sevin). The adult infestation lasts about a month (Sometime between now and June). Females cut slits near the ends of branches into which they lay their eggs. This kills the branch tips, so it's best to keep an eye on larger hardwood bonsai over the last week or so of whatever 30-day cycle the species you have will be on. There is no control for the bigger trees in your yard; you can spray smaller ones, like peaches, to get some of the adults. The young will have been doing their damage over the past dozen years. You learn to live with them. They usually don't do a LOT of damage. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] cicada
Jim Lewis wrote:
Well, it seems here in Maryland that we're preparing for our 17-yr visit from cicadas. http://www.mda.state.md.us/press/cicada.htm Yikes! I'm still a relative newbie. I wasn't working with bonsai on the last cicada visit 17 years ago. Can anyone give me some instruction on what I should do to protect my trees? Thanks! Lisa Miller Westminster, MD region 6/7 First, don't worry about it too much. If there are full size hardwood trees in your neighborhood, the adult cicadas will choose them first -- more food and cover (birds are quite fond of these very juicy bugs). snip You learn to live with them. They usually don't do a LOT of damage. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. We had them here in southern NY either last summer or the summer before--I can't remember which. I didn't see any damage. As Jim said, you can't miss them. They're big and noisy. Craig Cowing NY Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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