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This may not interest anyone other than TEGr's in New England, but it is a cautionary tale for everyone. The Red Lily Beetle first appeared in Cambridge in 1992 and by the early 2000's it was in our yard in Westwood, about 12 miles away. Like lots of people in NE I can no longer grow asiatic...

This is true! Last summer I found the desicated husk of a hornworm covered with them. Must have been a horrible way to die but hey... Ann - do you know what these wasps look like? We saw a bazillion tiny wasps on our basil and fennel and I wonder if it was them. I hope they come back. Phyllis

Well the annual gypsy moth and winter moth caterpillar invasion has begun in the northeast. Time to spray your trees w/ BTK. Those little buggers are destructive!

great job of recycling something useful that just needed a little TLC!

Heck, in New England mid to late May is normal. We planted some cool weather crops like peas, lettuces but typically don't get tomatos in the ground until late May /June. The last few years though the weather seems to have warmed up a few weeks earlier than it used to. --john

we'll have to give this a try. we got our first three chicks last june and just added another seven chicks last week. we're going to have a heck of a lot of egg shells come next season :)