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sherwindu
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:45 am    Post subject: Cicadas are coming soon Reply with quote
Here in the Midwest, we expect the 17 year Cicadas to appear around Mid-May and
extend to mid June. They like young fruit trees for laying their eggs by
slitting the
bark. They can severly weaken a tree and leave it open for infection. Larger
trees may not be bothered by them. The solutions I have seen are mostly
recommending
covering the young trees with a fabric cloth or possibly using Surround. I
don't like
either of these two ideas, so if someone knows of a better solution, please let
me know.

Sherwin D.
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Bill R
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Cicadas are coming soon Reply with quote
sherwindu wrote:
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Here in the Midwest, we expect the 17 year Cicadas to appear around Mid-May and
extend to mid June. They like young fruit trees for laying their eggs by
slitting the bark. They can severly weaken a tree and leave it open for infection. Larger
trees may not be bothered by them. The solutions I have seen are mostly
recommending covering the young trees with a fabric cloth or possibly using Surround. I
don't like either of these two ideas, so if someone knows of a better solution, please let
me know.

Sherwin D.


Here in the Ohio Valley we had our Cicada invasion back in 2004. For
young trees the solution of covering the trees with a light fabric cloth
is the best solution I found. Neighbors who did not cover their young
trees did have a lot more damage and it took several years for the trees
to recover (but no one that I know of lost a tree).

By the way, I do have some information on my web site,
http://members.iglou.com/brosen/cicada1.htm along with three dozen
pictures of our 2004 invasion.
--
Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

Gardening for over 40 years

To see pictures from my garden visit http://members.iglou.com/brosen

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