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Return of the locusts
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:02 am
by Shawn Juris
Is that the 17 year locust that I'm hearing? I believe that I saw one on the sidewalk the other day.
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:08 am
by dl meckes
You are hearing locusts (cicadas), but I don't think this is the 17-year outbreak.
You probably will see some, you certainly hear them, and this is also a great time of year for crickets!
Re: Return of the locusts
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:23 am
by Joe Ott
Shawn Juris wrote:Is that the 17 year locust that I'm hearing? I believe that I saw one on the sidewalk the other day.
No. Like DL said they are cicadas. They are not locust. Noisy. Ugly too. They don't have a mouth so they don't bite. Locust look like grasshoppers.
Re: Return of the locusts
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:42 pm
by Stephen Eisel
Shawn Juris wrote:Is that the 17 year locust that I'm hearing? I believe that I saw one on the sidewalk the other day.
I noticed a ton of grasshoppers in my garden just recently.