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Posted by on August 12, 2007, 7:49 pm
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>> on 8/12/2007 3:06 PM Eigenvector said the following:
>>> Are these anthills/holes in my sideyard? I'd love to get rid of them and
>>> stop the invasion of moles in my yard. Presumably the moles are looking
>>> for the insects.
>>>
>>> http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/various/websize/P8120119.JPG
>>>
>>>
>> They look rather large. Too big for ants, too small for mammals. No dirt
>> piles around the holes. Too many, too close to each other, to be openings
>> to a nest.
>> My guess would be Japanese Beetles, Locusts, Cicadas, or similar. Their
>> nymphs buried in the ground coming to the surface before moulting into
>> adults. Look for discarded skins nearby.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bill
>
> I probably should qualify this with a location. This is Seattle. That
> pretty much rules out Cicadas and Locusts. But I was wondering about the
> size of the holes, and the proximity. Seems unusual for ants or bees to be
> so close together. Hadn't considered it to be a beetle hole. Thing is
> about the holes, I filled them in after a particularly vigorous rainstorm
> and they came right back two days later looking like someone had placed them
> with a drill bit. Japanese Beetles maybe??
>
>
Dig a spadeful of dirt and break it up on the groung. If its beetles,
there should be pupae or grubs still in the ground. First, though, make
sure it isn't bees. Just watch for a little while. No bees? Then dig.
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