MN Transplant Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 21 minutes ago, mattie g said: Definitely the “flaggiest” tree I’ve seen (alI believe it’s a white oak). This tree is pretty much just up the road from us and has looked like this for at least a month, but I decided to finally take a picture. Pretty impressive. Yeah, that’s an exaggerated version of what a couple of mine look like. Little leaf clumps are falling every time there is any wind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I miss the cicadas. Edit: May as well - https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/07/30/cicada-nymphs-hatching-broodx/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 A queen cicada killer wasp landed near a stump this AM. She was huge and had her kill in her clutches...a white bellied annual cicada that was quite large. The male cicada killers are found buzzing/scouting around and are all buzz (no sting) but NEVER harass the queen to the point where she comes after you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 The oak mites that are feeding on the cicada eggs are kicking my ass. Worse than mosquito bites. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 16 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: The oak mites that are feeding on the cicada eggs are kicking my ass. Worse than mosquito bites. Details, please! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherShak Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 The oak mites that are feeding on the cicada eggs are kicking my ass. Worse than mosquito bites.Agreed. The symptoms last for days. I was initially concerned about a rash before discovering what it was. NBC 4 covered a story in it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Yuck. I’ve been out of town and hadn’t heard of the mites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 7 hours ago, MN Transplant said: The oak mites that are feeding on the cicada eggs are kicking my ass. Worse than mosquito bites. Not as bad as chigger bites but damn if it was a bit unpleasant the day or so after 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, nw baltimore wx said: Yuck. I’ve been out of town and hadn’t heard of the mites. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/07/30/oak-mites-bite-cicadas-dc/ If you don’t get the Post, you can Google and there are tons of stories out there now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 9 hours ago, MN Transplant said: The oak mites that are feeding on the cicada eggs are kicking my ass. Worse than mosquito bites. Huh, I wonder if I have that. Got something on my ankle at Assateague a week ago Friday. Thought poison ivy but seems a bit different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 This has been very helpful. Yup, I got some of those bites as it turns out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 11 hours ago, MN Transplant said: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/07/30/oak-mites-bite-cicadas-dc/ If you don’t get the Post, you can Google and there are tons of stories out there now. My wife thought she had a tick bite on her neck, given the round-ish, reddish rash about 4" in circumference on her neck, but there was no visible tick...and then her co-worker sent her this story. Has to be this damn mite, especially since we back to a heavily wooded area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunny23 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 11:15 AM, MN Transplant said: The oak mites that are feeding on the cicada eggs are kicking my ass. Worse than mosquito bites. I'm covered. Wake up every night itching. They're awful 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 23 hours ago, WxUSAF said: Huh, I wonder if I have that. Got something on my ankle at Assateague a week ago Friday. Thought poison ivy but seems a bit different. That’s a notorious chigger symptom. Numerous isolated red bumps as well. Itches like crazy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, WinterWxLuvr said: That’s a notorious chigger symptom. Numerous isolated red bumps as well. Itches like crazy Ah, do they live in sand? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 A relative told us of her friend that had those mite bites and scratched her shoulder so much she got an infection and went to a walk-in clinic. They found a line moving down her arm and told her go to the ER right away. She ended up on I.V. antibiotics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Got my first one on my shoulder - it was itchy yesterday but today has seemed to calm down. Yuck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 10 hours ago, WxUSAF said: Ah, do they live in sand? I’ve never seen them on anything other than rocks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 27 minutes ago, WinterWxLuvr said: I’ve never seen them on anything other than rocks Tall grass is a favorite. Even if you keep your boots laced up, they manage to migrate to your ankles somehow. The bites/rash hangs on for a week. Very annoying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 wait til you get these https://www.popsci.com/science/spotted-lanternfly-invasion-us/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 I've been keeping an eye out for those since they're so harmful to the ecosystem (and that article makes their 'residue/trail' sound disgusting). It seems inevitable before they inundate the entire mid-atlantic unfortunately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 2 hours ago, nj2va said: I've been keeping an eye out for those since they're so harmful to the ecosystem (and that article makes their 'residue/trail' sound disgusting). It seems inevitable before they inundate the entire mid-atlantic unfortunately. what got to me was how fast it happened. this spring i saw a nymph here and there and now suddenly there are adults everywhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 5 hours ago, nj2va said: I've been keeping an eye out for those since they're so harmful to the ecosystem (and that article makes their 'residue/trail' sound disgusting). It seems inevitable before they inundate the entire mid-atlantic unfortunately. Never heard of the spotted lanternfly before going camping at French Creek State Park just NE of Philly last fall -- where I was not only inundated with literature posted there, but saw a good many on my own in the wild. Had no idea they had become so prevalent, but PA is clearly concerned and should be. Us, too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 3 hours ago, forkyfork said: what got to me was how fast it happened. this spring i saw a nymph here and there and now suddenly there are adults everywhere I just watched the Temple U video from the article you posted - the sheer # outside that building was astounding. Hopefully there’s a natural predator that can be used (without then becoming a bigger problem than the spotted lanternfly). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 20 hours ago, nj2va said: I just watched the Temple U video from the article you posted - the sheer # outside that building was astounding. Hopefully there’s a natural predator that can be used (without then becoming a bigger problem than the spotted lanternfly). Look at the map in the article., It states that eggs can laid on vehicles and transported to other locations. Looks like they went for a ride right out the Pa. Turnpike and down 81..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 9:06 AM, forkyfork said: wait til you get these https://www.popsci.com/science/spotted-lanternfly-invasion-us/ They're already in NE Maryland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 We have them along with box elders. At least the stink bug invasion has abated. In 2012 it peaked and made brood X look like firefly season! After treating the ridges and soffit vents in the fall we were sweeping them off the patio and deck and had several 5 gallon pails FULL of them. And the stench. Before Sandy (10/26) I groomed the yard around the house with the zero turn and the release of stink bug scent was watering my eyes and burning my throat like I was pepper sprayed. That was utterly ridiculous. The rain and wind from Sandy helped immensely with the removal which was a good thing as I had lots of tree cleanup work and that would have sucked to been breathing that crap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Just a bit of an annoyance at their peak! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 They are here also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Stormfly said: Just a bit of an annoyance at their peak! That’s wild. I never had more than one on me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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