Hi all,
I was in Bendigo on Christmas Day visiting family and noticed there were more than just a few Locust about. I have seen worse about 20 years ago but it did pose the question about those of you and your collections in areas threatened by this flying menace. Our cat is keeping them under control here, it is keeping him fit but how are you doing
How is the Locust treating you?
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Re: How is the Locust treating you?
They are about ten to fifteen kilometres from me and in numbers, hopefully the wind coming off the sea keeps them away from here.
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Re: How is the Locust treating you?
Here in Canberra there are no plagues of locust or other biblical disasters and we have only spotted 2 grass hoppers in the last month.
However there are more caterpillars this year. A spray of Dipel cures that problem but they keep dropping out of the big trees that surround the collection.
Our band of volunteers ensure that the trees are looked at carefully each day.
Grant
However there are more caterpillars this year. A spray of Dipel cures that problem but they keep dropping out of the big trees that surround the collection.
Our band of volunteers ensure that the trees are looked at carefully each day.
Grant
Re: How is the Locust treating you?
NBPCA wrote:Here in Canberra there are no plagues of locust or other biblical disasters Grant
No biblical disasters? ... what about parliament?
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Re: How is the Locust treating you?
There are hundreds of tiny greeny locusts here right now here they will become adults in a couple weeks times. They already distroyed most of the tree leaves in my back yard. Except for pine and jupnipers, no other trees are spared including hard English Oak leaves.
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Re: How is the Locust treating you?
No locusts or not many but i do have elm leaf beetle and a new one for me, mildew on my Elms which i have never had before.
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Re: How is the Locust treating you?
They arrived here but only seen them for 2 nights
NO TREE IS SAFE
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Re: How is the Locust treating you?
i went up to the riverland a few days before christmas.... you should have seen the car(not pretty) there were probably about 50 locusts still stuck to the car when we got back to adelaide.
Ben
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Re: How is the Locust treating you?
I presume you mean "A plague on both your houses"..ozzy wrote:NBPCA wrote:Here in Canberra there are no plagues of locust or other biblical disasters Grant
No biblical disasters? ... what about parliament?
Grant