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cicadas (bug )

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by patrick kozlowski, Jun 25, 2020.

  1. guys got a small question here . i was wonderin if anybody on here ever got hit fairly hard by the bug called chicadas i believe theyare the 17 yr variety meanin they show up about once in 17 yrs well i planted a pin oak last year and this yr it seems to be doin pretty good until the cicada hoard were they are startin nail it good i was wonderin if u dealt with them and what have ya done to try and get rid of em
     
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    Dunno when the next batch is do here, but have seen the exoskeletons in quantity. First week of July is when i normally hear the annual ones around here in Southern CT. Find the "shells"through the Summer on out wood siding and tree trunks
    Pics of one i found last Summer that was fresh from its "shell." Wings hadnt dried yet. IMG_0858.JPG IMG_0859.JPG IMG_0860.JPG
     
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  3. the ones we've had here at my place seem to be a wee bit bigger the're black with red eyes yellow wings
     
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    Here the whitetail deer get most young trees.
     
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