PioneerValleyOG
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Same here, bunch bees, bugs, moths and other butterflies, haven't seen one monarch. Crazy.You getting any monarchs on your milkweed yet? Nothing here yet fucked up !
Same here, bunch bees, bugs, moths and other butterflies, haven't seen one monarch. Crazy.You getting any monarchs on your milkweed yet? Nothing here yet fucked up !
SLF has been confirmed in your state last year so it will spread quick. Today I found an early nymph (black and white) on the cannabis stem, whereas the mature stage 4 SLF (red and white) was on the pepper plant, the other stage 4 killed a few days ago was also on the pepper. It's 100% anecdotal with a total of 2 encounters, but maybe when the slf matures and is in its final form, it might prefer munching on plants other than cannabisOk, pulled in yard and there were like a hundred brown moth/butterflies.. I grow milkweed as a butterfly Monarch helper,, also attracts bees like crazy..
So lately I have been seeing these red and black bugs around.. I tried to get pics.. haven't seen them before.
I got a bunch of the black and red bugs as well. They were swarming on my Asian greens, kind of looked like stink bugs on steroids, fat chunky guys.Ok, pulled in yard and there were like a hundred brown moth/butterflies.. I grow milkweed as a butterfly Monarch helper,, also attracts bees like crazy..
So lately I have been seeing these red and black bugs around.. I tried to get pics.. haven't seen them before.
I got a bunch of the black and red bugs as well. They were swarming on my Asian greens, kind of looked like stink bugs on steroids, fat chunky guys.
Are they the source of the gypsy caterpillar? Everyone walking the AT thru the New England states are having all their gear (and themselves) covered in gypsy caterpillar shit. At night it sounds like rain on the tents.Holy crap, another gypsy moth. There were two on my porch screen. Looks like this could be another crazy year for them. Bleh.
The hikers are lucky its not brown tails shitting on them its like poison ivy.Are they the source of the gypsy caterpillar? Everyone walking the AT thru the New England states are having all their gear (and themselves) covered in gypsy caterpillar shit. At night it sounds like rain on the tents.
You should see the Cape. The campsites have billions, I mean billions. It's insane. Yes I'd say the gypsy moth = gypsy paterkillers. The Gypsy Moth has been renamed, as 'sensitive people' think the word gypsy is racial. Now Allegedly called the Spongy Moth.Are they the source of the gypsy caterpillar? Everyone walking the AT thru the New England states are having all their gear (and themselves) covered in gypsy caterpillar shit. At night it sounds like rain on the tents.
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Some have had allergic reactions bad enough they had to go to urgent care. Not sure if it was the brown tails or the gypsy's.The hikers are lucky its not brown tails shitting on them its like poison ivy.
Jay, a hiker I follow on You Tube always does a find a bug (or whatever) search and he talked about the name change on his channel.. . . . . . . . Yes I'd say the gypsy moth = gypsy paterkillers. The Gypsy Moth has been renamed, as 'sensitive people' think the word gypsy is racial. Now Allegedly called the Spongy Moth.
Smh.
Thats brown tail that gives the rash, Gypsie's are native here they do a lot of damage to hardwood trees sometimes strip them bare. It the hairs on the brown tail caterpillar that bother people i get it every fall while raking it leaves scars for months on me.Some have had allergic reactions bad enough they had to go to urgent care. Not sure if it was the brown tails or the gypsy
Jay, a hiker I follow on You Tube always does a find a bug (or whatever) search and he talked about the name change on his channel.
When you hiking the trail larry I will meet you on the ME-NH crossing for resuppliesSome have had allergic reactions bad enough they had to go to urgent care. Not sure if it was the brown tails or the gypsy's.
Jay, a hiker I follow on You Tube always does a find a bug (or whatever) search and he talked about the name change on his channel.
For years I joked I had the two worse handicaps for a thru hiker. A job and a wife. Since the first covid lockdown I have only been working one night a week, but Monday night is my last day at work. So I've taken care of one of those. Joking aside, my wife's mobility issues gets worse every year, so she can't really take care of the farm by herself. I guess I could try to hike a section every summer, but no real chance of a thru hike in the foreseeable future.When you hiking the trail larry I will meet you on the ME-NH crossing for resupplies