OT: cicadas
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circusordie16
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theyve been eating away at your trees for the past 17 years but the trees are still standing. the only thing i heard was wrap very young trees branches in wedding veil or something similar so that the egg laying wont damage them. dont worry about other trees, theyll be fine.
yankeereefer
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little buggers must not have made it to naperville yet - Looked outside this morning and nothing!
Have some recipes that I wanted to try out
Have some recipes that I wanted to try out
moon jelly
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do not use insecticides on the cicadas. birds eat them. you can poison birds by using insecticides and mess up the rest of the food chain. cicadas do not kill trees by eating their roots. they could kill smaller branches because they make slits in them to lay their eggs. only young trees are vulnerable to death because of this. if you have young trees, cover them with netting. 
MikeD
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I've seen hundreds of them in LaGrange!!! You don't just find them on trees, check low level bushes and other plants as well. Find a good warm but not hot little microclimate. We found more of them in the shade rather than in direct sunlight. BTW, Moon Jelly is totally right. Birds eat them, squirrels eat them, dogs and cats eat them. They won't harm you so don't harm the rest of the environment - we do enough of that already!
They are out in Elmhurst now too. The ground is hard as a rock I don't knock how theya re digging out but I can imagine how many will be out after the rains tomorrow.
Anyways the cicadas wont hurt anything but young trees and are actually great aerators coming out and great fertilizer when they die.
Anyways the cicadas wont hurt anything but young trees and are actually great aerators coming out and great fertilizer when they die.
None for me on the south end of Naperville either.
Then again, 17 year ago, this area was nothing but corn fields...so no eggs here. I'm sure in downtown they in full force.
Regarding tree damage, this is what I've been hearing from the Morton Arboretum and found this on an FAQ online:
Q. Will periodical cicadas kill my trees?
A. Not likely! The females lay eggs in small branches of trees and this often causes the small branch to die. This is called "flagging." Established trees are not damaged from this activity, but recently transplanted trees, especially fruit trees or small flowering trees may need protection.
craftytony
OT Godfather
Do I smell a cicada eating contest brewing????????
moon jelly
Active member
sautee in olive oil and garlic. no sightings at my house in oak lawn. palos park is filled with them (lots more trees and forest)
craftytony
OT Godfather
is it true they taste like almonds?
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