End of life for this Cicada
Joy Yacoub-Weissflog has written:My apologies that I don’t know anything about Joy Yacoub-Weissflog but her writing was just so good I had to share it. Begin transcript: It is the end of the line for this lovely lady.She spent 17 years buried deep in the dark safety of the earth doing nothing but eating and growing […]
Rutherglen Bug & Cluster Bug
Rutherglen bug (Nysius vinitor) and Grey Cluster bug (Nysius clevelandensis) are both native species that can migrate into crops and gardens in very large numbers in favourable conditions. The adult bugs swarm sporadically when native grasses and weeds dry off and descend on crops, orchards and gardens. They attack flower heads, and feed on seeds and new-growth sap of […]
