tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post2623683770798445577..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Cicada damageAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-3358806845128131992011-06-30T09:36:34.966-05:002011-06-30T09:36:34.966-05:00I just found your blog from a Google search on cic...I just found your blog from a Google search on cicada branch flagging. Your pictures are amazing, especially the one of the egg-laying female. <br /><br />In my part of St. Louis county, they were so bad I spent most of the time inside, not wanting any cicadas to fly into me. I'm glad they're gone.Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-40075647385824414072011-06-10T11:56:23.770-05:002011-06-10T11:56:23.770-05:00I noticed marks on some of my plants. Now that I&#...I noticed marks on some of my plants. Now that I've seen your amazing photos of the female laying eggs, I put on my reading glasses to look again. Sure enough, they're everywhere, and not only on woody plants. Excellent post!Anne McCormackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411395323766178814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-16392834521664246872011-06-09T16:59:57.232-05:002011-06-09T16:59:57.232-05:00Are you into Chinese medicine because you could co...Are you into Chinese medicine because you could collect all those shells. :) Seriously, those are a lot of cicada shells!!! I hear them and see evidence of holes in the ground but NEVER seen so many as you have. Very impressive photos of the cicadas and interesting info on their egg laying. I hope your plants survive the invasion. At least this type only comes every 13 years!Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-84060690743948137262011-06-09T10:04:32.424-05:002011-06-09T10:04:32.424-05:00M: They're definitely using some of the new br...M: They're definitely using some of the new branches -- and it's causing some problems. I'll post about this tomorrow. Not sure if they're using older branches too -- I need to survey more.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-65050581785043003292011-06-09T06:32:11.371-05:002011-06-09T06:32:11.371-05:00I guess you like to look on the bright side of thi...I guess you like to look on the bright side of things with your comment on aerating. :grin:<br /><br />The photos of the cicada are really good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-59756926668508238872011-06-09T01:46:59.603-05:002011-06-09T01:46:59.603-05:00Do they choose new bamboo branches or older harden...Do they choose new bamboo branches or older harden off growth from years past? I'd assume the new bamboo growth would not be "woody" enough for them.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403152829204546081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-5165555273691938432011-06-08T23:34:40.520-05:002011-06-08T23:34:40.520-05:00Our relatives from Tennessee just visited us and t...Our relatives from Tennessee just visited us and they were talking the about plague-like invasion of cicadas at their place. I didn't quite appreciate their stories until I saw your pictures. :) <br /><br />I have never seen cicadas in that population before.Helen Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170558352106160656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-25981966259753627022011-06-08T22:45:25.197-05:002011-06-08T22:45:25.197-05:00You've done an excellent job describing the ci...You've done an excellent job describing the cicadas in your posts, just finished reading all of them... amazing. So happy to have only annual cicadas in my neck of the woods.Carolyn ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/05722229442110193733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-77562712047010948212011-06-08T16:33:52.902-05:002011-06-08T16:33:52.902-05:00Wow...that's incredible. Thanks for the detail...Wow...that's incredible. Thanks for the detailed photos...very interesting.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-14970988937006596022011-06-08T11:21:11.940-05:002011-06-08T11:21:11.940-05:00I like bugs but I'm not sure about these ones....I like bugs but I'm not sure about these ones. Something to do with the potruding red eyes..Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-78631298407609996082011-06-08T11:01:13.148-05:002011-06-08T11:01:13.148-05:00I've since found out that the female will lay ...I've since found out that the female will lay up to 20 eggs in each slit, and that they take 6-8 weeks to hatch.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-60244014142440114692011-06-08T08:50:11.355-05:002011-06-08T08:50:11.355-05:00This is my garden, although all of my neighbors ha...This is my garden, although all of my neighbors have the same situation, but not with bamboo :-)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-7356539334537583072011-06-08T08:05:20.818-05:002011-06-08T08:05:20.818-05:00Are these in your garden or in your neighbor's...Are these in your garden or in your neighbor's garden? Very much as I love bugs, these are definitely overwhelming.Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919719601969345138noreply@blogger.com