CBA picnic reminder (and gypsys)

[Grkovich, Alex]

John,

It's not raining now...at least up here in downtown Boston...

Alex 

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From: owner-ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu
[mailto:owner-ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of jhimmel at comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:14 AM
To: CT LEPS
Subject: RE: CBA picnic reminder (and gypsys)

Hi Diane - While the gypsy moths are eclosing, it's NOTHING compared to
what we were in store for had we not gotten all this rain earlier in the
season.
You've probably noticed all the dead larvae folded back on themselves
all over the trees.  The rain activated a fungus that parasitises the
gyspy larvae as they migrate up and down the trees.  Had this been
another dry season, like last year, the trees throughout our area would
have been seriously defoliated.

Having said that, though, the larvae are pretty much done now, so it
sure would be nice if it stopped raining....!

John
www.connecticutmoths.com


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Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 9:01 AM
To: CT LEPS
Subject: CBA picnic reminder


Well, I'm hoping that today's weather means it's going to be a gorgeous
weekend!  Don't forget--Saturday July 8, 10 AM, meet at Chaffinch Island
Park for picnic and field trip!  More info at ctbutterfly.org.

Is it just me, or are there gypsy moths EVERYWHERE?  We saw our first
females yesterday--a male was circling a tree, then a squirrel jumped
into the tree and scared him off, but we looked up and saw three females
hanging out.

Also, in the milkweed patch, one very tattered great spangled
fritillary.

Diane
in Chester


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