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Index of Subjects Crane Fly larvae are also possible; long, fairly straight & legless as opposed to plump, curled and with legs of June Bug larvae. The best remedy is to get used to it. Yt, DW Sherman Williams wrote: > 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). > > 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 ???? > > > 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 <mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv> > > >
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