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[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. --- Nina Shishkoff ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] protecting trees from cicada damage
I can just imagine Nina's trees siting on a shelf in
their net baggies. Did you use colored ribbon to tie them? Glad they are safe. Kitsune Miko --- Nina Shishkoff wrote: 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 !! A personal observation about cicadas: they are zombies. They have no survival instincts. So don't expect them to leave a tree just because you sprayed it. Remember, they don't really eat, and when they go to lay their eggs, the wrong "end" is involved. So protectant sprays aren't going to work. I bought 20 yards of netting for 0.50/yd. You can't beat it. Nina. --- Nina Shishkoff ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ===== If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both. People capable of true vision, know that the mind is empty. --Bodhidharma ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] protecting trees from cicada damage
I can just imagine Nina's trees siting on a shelf in their net baggies. Did you use colored ribbon to tie them? Glad they are safe. My trees are lined up on the ground, and I plan to drop the netting over the whole row of them (except the pines, which, according to that article, aren't harmed by cicadas). I haven't done anything yet, because "my" cicadas are just sitting. And staring |
[IBC] protecting trees from cicada damage
In a message dated 5/20/2004 11:09:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
writes: My trees are lined up on the ground, and I plan to drop the netting over the whole row of them (except the pines, which, according to that article, aren't harmed by cicadas). I haven't done anything yet, because "my" cicadas are just sitting. And staring. Nina: I am covering the deciduous trees with deer net, which should be enough to stop the Cicadas should they decide to select my trees for the branch splitting and egg laying ceremony. My last resort will be an application of Sevin (should a swarm of the Cicadas threaten any of hard-earned ramifications in my deciduous trees). Cordially, Michael Persiano hometown.aol.com/iasnob ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] protecting trees from cicada damage
Mike
Doesn't Deer netting have 3/4 inch holes? The article suggest 3/8-1/2" holes max. Do you think deer netting will work? Just wondering because I have not found any screening with holes smaller then 3/4"yet. Not seen or heard any big bugs, yet here in Western Mass. Doug Taylor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Persiano" To: Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 11:09 PM Subject: [IBC] protecting trees from cicada damage In a message dated 5/20/2004 11:09:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: My trees are lined up on the ground, and I plan to drop the netting over the whole row of them (except the pines, which, according to that article, aren't harmed by cicadas). I haven't done anything yet, because "my" cicadas are just sitting. And staring. Nina: I am covering the deciduous trees with deer net, which should be enough to stop the Cicadas should they decide to select my trees for the branch splitting and egg laying ceremony. My last resort will be an application of Sevin (should a swarm of the Cicadas threaten any of hard-earned ramifications in my deciduous trees). Cordially, Michael Persiano hometown.aol.com/iasnob ************************************************** ************************** **** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ************************** **** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] protecting trees from cicada damage
In a message dated 5/21/2004 10:27:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, writes:
Mike Doesn't Deer netting have 3/4 inch holes? The article suggest 3/8-1/2" holes max. Do you think deer netting will work? Just wondering because I have not found any screening with holes smaller then 3/4"yet. Not seen or heard any big bugs, yet here in Western Mass. Doug Taylor Doug: I found deer netting with 1/2" holes. Now, is this going to work. I do not know. Unfortunately, I cannot move my large Elms, Hornbeam, Gumi, Ume, etc. into the house for weeks. Again, I am attempting to avoid the use of insecticides. I have only been in the art for 15 years, so I cannot base my current remedies on the prior Cicada invasion. );-) I suppose that applying a second layer of deer netting might do the job if the first layering allows for too much access. . . I can think of better things to be doing that building an impenetrable Cicada barrier. );-) Cordially, Michael Persiano hometown.aol.com/iasnob ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] protecting trees from cicada damage
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 !! A personal observation about cicadas: they are zombies. They have no survival instincts. So don't expect them to leave a tree just because you sprayed it. Remember, they don't really eat, and when they go to lay their eggs, the wrong "end" is involved. So protectant sprays aren't going to work. I bought 20 yards of netting for 0.50/yd. You can't beat it. Nina. --- Nina Shishkoff ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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