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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C8BB20.88B107F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Could be June Bug larva ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sherman Williams=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:37 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Massive areas of Dug-up Grassy Turf in Berwick??? Seeking some help on this situation: I was visiting a friend in = Berwick area, today, and he was showing me several large areas where a = grassed surface is all dug up. I presume that it was done by skunks = mining larvae. What larvae? He says that several ravens are seen in = these areas too. But I doubt that they are initiating the original dig. = They are just hoping to find something good under the little sods = already removed (I've never seen so many ravens as congregate around his = place -a poultry farm).=20 The areas where the turf is ripped up range between 2 square metres to = 10 or more square metres. The exposed soil is a sandy loam, the = grassed area is actually a landing strip (that he keeps mowed) for a = light aircraft; it is boardered by rows of 30-yr old white pine. It = is amazing, the total area that has been worked over. He has not = experienced this before, at least nothing on this scale. He is = wondering what is going on and what he should do. I said that I = suspect that it has something to do with an infestation of some insect = larvae that skunks like ???? =20 If I'm right, I bet someone on NatureNS probably has a suggestion or = two on what insect is behind the event. Sherman Sherman Williams shermw@xcountry.tv ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C8BB20.88B107F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.3314" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Could be June Bug larva</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dshermw@xcountry.tv = href=3D"mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv">Sherman=20 Williams</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 20, 2008 = 11:37=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Massive = areas of=20 Dug-up Grassy Turf in Berwick???</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Seeking some help on this situation: I was = visiting a=20 friend in Berwick area, today, and he was showing me several large = areas where=20 a grassed surface is all dug up. I presume that it was done by skunks = mining=20 larvae. What larvae? He says that several ravens are seen = in=20 these areas too. But I doubt that they are initiating the = original dig.=20 They are just hoping to find something good under the little sods = already=20 removed (I've never seen so many ravens as congregate around his place = -a=20 poultry farm). <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>The areas where the turf is ripped up range between 2 square = metres to 10=20 or more square metres. The exposed soil is a sandy loam, the = grassed=20 area is actually a landing strip (that he keeps mowed) for a = light=20 aircraft; it is boardered by rows of 30-yr old white pine. = It is=20 amazing, the total area that has been worked over. He has not=20 experienced this before, at least nothing on this scale. = He is=20 wondering what is going on and what he should do. I said = that I=20 suspect that it has something to do with an infestation of some insect = larvae=20 that skunks like ???? </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>If I'm right, I bet someone on NatureNS probably has a suggestion = or two=20 on what insect is behind the event.<BR> <DIV> <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>Sherman</DIV> <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=3DApple-style-span=20 style=3D"WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: = none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; = LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; border-spacing: 0px = 0px; khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; apple-text-size-adjust: = auto; orphans: 2; widows: 2"> <DIV>Sherman Williams</DIV> <DIV><A = href=3D"mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv">shermw@xcountry.tv</A></DIV> <DIV><BR=20 = class=3Dkhtml-block-placeholder></DIV></SPAN></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV>= </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C8BB20.88B107F0--
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