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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 04:11 PM
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I have honey bees up the kazoo around here and not one solitary cicada
I must be living in reverso world here in northeast Illinois?

Don
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 04:14 PM
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1. There are all kinds of things growing in 12 inches of dirt
out here by the San Francisco beach. Like roses which have no business doing that.

It's okay. We'll be under water before anyone notices besides me. :shrug:
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 04:14 PM
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2. I'm not far from you and have seen ZERO honey bees and ZERO Cicada.
:( We have a LOT of wasps and I've seen a few bumble bees, but that's it.
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shain from kane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 05:12 PM
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3. I read that depending on where you are in Illinois, there can be a 13 year brood, or 17 year brood.
In the 1990s, I forget what year at the moment, we got a double dose, because both the 13 year and the 17 year coincided. There will be several more years before the 13 year returns, and another 4 years until the 17 year returns. However, in other parts of the country, there are other broods, and these 17 year locusts are on an entirely different cycle, and they will return this year. There is no universal 17 year cycle for all 17 year locusts.

In summary, the applicable brood determines everything. Different parts of the country, different broods, different life cycles. Enjoy.
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 05:24 PM
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5. Looks like I am positioned just about right dead center for Brood XIII
http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fauna/michigan_cicadas/Periodical/Index.html

Brood number XIII
1956
1973
1990
2007
IA, IL, IN, MI, WI




Brood XIII (17-year)
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dave29 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 05:14 PM
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4. here in Texas, where it is hot and humid today
I saw a flock of birds flying due South yesterday, with a sense of urgency.

And the rain, don't get me started on the rain.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 05:25 PM
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6. Obviously, you're up to your armpits in killer bees in Illinois.
It's the only possible explanation.
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 05:29 PM
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8. No the bees I seen sucking nectar looked very peaceable
Might be liberal honeybees.

Don
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 05:30 PM
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9. Are you sure those aren't the African-Mexican bees?
They're taking away the jobs from our real bees, you know.
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 05:32 PM
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10. Be right back
I'm going out to see if they speak English.

Don
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Uncle Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 05:27 PM
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7. I'm wondering what happened to all the lightning bugs or fireflies,
when I was growing up, you could go outside and they were everywhere, and it's been years since I have seen them in such numbers.
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dave29 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 05:32 PM
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11. They are here in Austin, Texas
I never used to see them down here for significant periods of time. They've been hanging out for over a month now, in larger numbers every day, it seems.
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Uncle Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 05:49 PM
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13. Well maybe they migrated,
because I don't see near as many of them here in Nashville as when I was younger.
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dave29 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 06:07 PM
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14. I used to see them in huge numbers in Indiana growing up
it's been nice to see them here in Austin in larger numbers... if not bizarre.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 09:37 PM
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19. First Lightning Bug sighted tonight here in NC...on the way to take out
recycling...there it was.
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InvisibleTouch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 05:36 PM
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12. Have only seen a single bee this year...
...and no cicadas yet. Lots of bumblebees, though! I keep having to stop my dogs from snatching them out of the air. Bumblebees are peaceful, but they'll undoubtedly sting if they're chomped.

Almost no rain this spring (Ohio). Now that's going to be a problem.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 06:11 PM
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15. Honey Bees up the Kazoo? That must be uncomfortable.
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 07:35 PM
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16. Smartass n/t
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-30-07 12:24 AM
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20. Thanks, that's the nicest thing anybody has said to me today.
Ha!
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 07:46 PM
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17. But.. it would definitely explain that buzzing sound we hear :) n/t
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 08:26 PM
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18. Do you have organic Bee Farms/Hives in your area? It's been said that the Organic Bee
Keepers hives aren't collapsing.

You are lucky...you must live in a "Pesticide FREE ZONE" of America. :D I don't think the cicada's sound off until end of June. But, I live in the Southeast. Maybe it's later for us...But I've not expected to hear them until after the Lightening Bugs (Fireflys) arrive in June an then the cicadas follow.

Of course my memory might be flawed. With all the Bush Crap I find it's hard to get a grip on the "old ways" these days.
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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-30-07 12:28 AM
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21. We've seen a few bees and lightning bugs...
Not as much as usual, but we've also got Eastman Chemical spewing crap into the air and water here, too. Some days it smells so bad you wouldn't want to step out of the house.
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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-30-07 12:31 AM
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22. I'm willing to work a trade
I have cicadas in excess and only a smattering of honey bees. I need the honey bees for pollination, and to my knowledge cicadas aren't any good in that area. Thus my willingness to offer up a few cicadas for immigration to your part of the world. Besides, the cicadas are noisy. I find a couple is enough to set the summertime cookout mood. More than that and you're ready to pull your hair out.

Do you want to do an even trade or what are your terms?
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