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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Destructive Pest, the Japanese Beetle
> They apparently travel to Iowa by sewer then. They are very shiny and
> hungry when the arrive.
>
> Joel W.
>
> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012, at 12:41 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> When we were younger, my wife and I would take coffee cans, half filled
>> with
>> soap suds, and pick the beetles and throw them in the cans. I've flushed
>> 50-100 at a time into the local sewer system. That is the only way I
>> know
>> to cope with them.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Paul Braun" <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 12:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Destructive Pest, the Japanese Beetle
>>
>>
>> > They are shiny and kind of cool-looking, as long as they're in somebody
>> > else's yard. When they're in my yard, they are tiny little metallic
>> > terrorists.
>> >
>> > The photo is very nice, though.
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Jim Nichols
>> > <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>> >
>> >> Thanks for looking, Paul.
>> >>
>> >> Jim Nichols
>> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Paul Braun" <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 12:26 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Destructive Pest, the Japanese Beetle
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Yeah, we've got them this year again as well. I've had years where
>> >> > they
>> >> > stripped everything in our courtyard.
>> >> >
>> >> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Jim Nichols
>> >> > <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Along with the beauties to be found in our yards and gardens, there
>> >> >> are
>> >> >> also pests. In our area, the Japanese Beetle is near the top of
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> list.
>> >> >> Though they aren't swarming this year, there are enough of them
>> >> >> around
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> take their toll on the Rose of Sharon blooms and even, as seen in
>> >> >> this
>> >> >> image, the Butterfly Bush.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Japanese+Beetle_001.jpg.html
>> >> >>
>> >> >> E-1 with ZD 35/3.5 Macro
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >
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