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We have certainly had a nice growing season, especially compared to the • last two summers. Most people are having bumper crops in their vegetable and flower gardens. Conditions have been favorable for many* plant diseases- this year, and we have touched on the more common ones in previous articles. Insects are showing up as expected, • and they have an abundant source of , food this year.
Japanese beetles are here, as expected, but their numbers are lower in most areas. Mother Nature gets credit for the low population level, as the last two summer's droughts have taken their toll. We always want to give credit to a mild or harsh winter for influencing inset populations, but in most cases, winter has little impact. In the case of the Japanese beetle, conditions during July and August are most critical, as this is the time eggs are hatching and young larvae are trying to navigate through the soil and And grass roots to feed on.
While the last two summers have not been favorable for the beetles, those that did survive are finding ideal conditions for egg laying and larval develop, ment this year. Another beetle showing up recently is the green June beetle.
These large metallic green beetles fly erratically, and often bounce off ? buildings. Further south, they do t emerge in June, hence the common ; name, but here they appear in July. They seldom do much feeding-damage,
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