Posted by Ted Shoemaker on May 9, 2011, 7:50 pm
Hello,
Those who keep track of such things tell us that the 13-year cicadas
are due to return in a few days, and to be hungry after a 13-year
nap. I moved here (Tennessee) less than a year ago.
Any suggestions?
Thank you.
Ted Shoemaker
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Posted by despen on May 9, 2011, 9:19 pm
> Hello,
> Those who keep track of such things tell us that the 13-year cicadas
> are due to return in a few days, and to be hungry after a 13-year
> nap. I moved here (Tennessee) less than a year ago.
> Any suggestions?
Enjoy it.
You are only going to live to see a few of them.
Here in NJ I've seen 3 so far. 2 or 3 to go if I'm lucky.
Is it a food crop you're concerned about?
They aren't hungry, they've been eating underground.
They emerge to make a LOT of noise and mate.
I'm not sure about crops but they climb up trees, shed their
exoskeleton, grow wings and fly around. They mate then cut a slit
in tree branches, lay their eggs and die.
Amazing spectacle.
--
Dan Espen
Posted by Amos Nomore on May 9, 2011, 9:35 pm
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> Hello,
>
> Those who keep track of such things tell us that the 13-year cicadas
> are due to return in a few days, and to be hungry after a 13-year
> nap. I moved here (Tennessee) less than a year ago.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
Snacks
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/05/0503_040503_cicadafeast.h
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Posted by Pat Kiewicz on May 10, 2011, 8:18 am
Ted Shoemaker said:
>Hello,
>Those who keep track of such things tell us that the 13-year cicadas
>are due to return in a few days, and to be hungry after a 13-year
>nap. I moved here (Tennessee) less than a year ago.
Do your best to enjoy a remarkable event. I will never forget the
Memorial Day I spent in Turkey Run State Park during a periodic
cicada emergence. The sound...!
They don't come out to eat. They've been dining underground all
those years. They emerge with only one thing one their mind: sex.
They can cause some damage to tree when the eggs are deposited,
but it is more like an overall tip pruning and usually no serious harm
done.
I happen to like cicadas. Very cool, if noisy, insects.
--
Pat in Plymouth MI
"Yes, swooping is bad."
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Posted by Bill who putters on May 10, 2011, 9:17 am
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> Ted Shoemaker said:
> >
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >Those who keep track of such things tell us that the 13-year cicadas
> >are due to return in a few days, and to be hungry after a 13-year
> >nap. I moved here (Tennessee) less than a year ago.
>
> Do your best to enjoy a remarkable event. I will never forget the
> Memorial Day I spent in Turkey Run State Park during a periodic
> cicada emergence. The sound...!
>
> They don't come out to eat. They've been dining underground all
> those years. They emerge with only one thing one their mind: sex.
>
> They can cause some damage to tree when the eggs are deposited,
> but it is more like an overall tip pruning and usually no serious harm
> done.
>
> I happen to like cicadas. Very cool, if noisy, insects.
I have a friend that attached some of their skeletons to his curtains.
Kids and some adults marvel at the design. When they show here the
first thing we notice are the dime shaped holes in the ground.
--
Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
"The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow." - Anon
http://patrickmurfin.livejournal.com/
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> Those who keep track of such things tell us that the 13-year cicadas
> are due to return in a few days, and to be hungry after a 13-year
> nap. I moved here (Tennessee) less than a year ago.
> Any suggestions?