tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post6085861618799878128..comments2023-11-29T09:27:11.895-08:00Comments on at home with the farmer's wife: Biblical PlaguesSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-38852585642136063612010-08-24T16:55:34.430-07:002010-08-24T16:55:34.430-07:00The moths -- ugh. Kudos to you for getting the law...The moths -- ugh. Kudos to you for getting the lawn mowed. The toads, they don't bother me. When I was a kid, we used to have tons of them in our backyard. Yep, in suburban Southern California, 30 miles outside of L.A. You would have thought we lived in a swamp for all the croaking on a summer's night. We used to catch the toads every night and put them in a box, then let them go before we went to bed. Night after night we'd catch those same old toads, all summer long. I suspect they came to feel like it was a ritual. They probably just hung out as soon as the sun went down, waiting for us. :) <br />Bugs in general don't bother me too much unless they're in huge numbers, like your moths. Then it's creepy. I'll tell you the one bug that really freaks the daylights out of me -- black widows. I hate those things and I will unload half a can of Raid on one of them, until the death throes are complete. Anytime I spot one of them in the yard, you can hear me for blocks around yelling, "Die! Die! Die!" as I head into the house for the can of bug spray. Of course, if my husband happens to be home, I will simply cry, "Ack!!! A widder! GET IT!!!" and he will do the murdering himself. :)Leslie Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-81248277455534307182010-08-24T09:34:32.456-07:002010-08-24T09:34:32.456-07:00you are so right about the razor's edge
our an...you are so right about the razor's edge<br />our ancestors skate upon.<br /><br />my family endured the dust bowl, and<br />the stories are horrendous.<br /><br />sorry about your summer of plagues.myletterstoemilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555607498974287844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-22932582040432066382010-08-24T09:08:45.519-07:002010-08-24T09:08:45.519-07:00Its been a great year for insects - especially one...Its been a great year for insects - especially ones we don't see regularly. You probably were also getting lots of <a href="http://bulletin.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=1389" rel="nofollow">celery leaftier moths</a> in your area too. We had lots of reports of webworms, moths, Japanese beetles, and even some mites.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208128283561462446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-19528416572312455562010-08-24T08:02:21.270-07:002010-08-24T08:02:21.270-07:00It's been a bit strange up here too. Half the...It's been a bit strange up here too. Half the province is struggling with flooding after several years of dry. And our half of the province is struggling with drought conditions. All the willow trees in our area appear to be dying or diseased or something and so far no one is quite sure what the problem is. A few other trees that were healthy all of a sudden have weakened trunks and branches and they are all bent over. The province to the west of us has also been very dry and has been fighting huge forest fires. Last weekend the smoke from those fires had blown over our province and was continuing to blow east. It's been a strange summer!Lisa D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14777395903446188971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-44287610042914068642010-08-24T07:11:31.115-07:002010-08-24T07:11:31.115-07:00Only those Japanese beetles that you warned me abo...Only those Japanese beetles that you warned me about...thank goodness! I don't believe that I could handle a knot of toads on my deck or porch. Ugh. And trying to mow the lawn must've been awful with all those moths flying up. Total ugh. May it all clear out. I'm looking into some sort of bio solution to the beetles to be administered this fall and spring since the little buggers burrow into the ground for the winter.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160371074353452445.post-19748392764460638022010-08-24T06:46:50.649-07:002010-08-24T06:46:50.649-07:00We have the moths too and oh my gosh, grasshoppers...We have the moths too and oh my gosh, grasshoppers! We have tons of grasshoppers compared to other years.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060722558029419610noreply@blogger.com