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Index of Subjects --001a1135388a6d5046051e547586 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Japanese Beetle is not common in NS. In Halifax it appears to be restricted to a park across the street from the train station and the Westin Hotel. I do not recall any recent records from Yarmouth County. Chris' papers on NS beetles will have a few more comments than the checklist. I am not aware of other records for NS. It is a species that could be transported on nursery plants. With good overwintering conditions they could get established elsewhere in NS. Urban gardens are a likely habitat for them to become established. In Ontario it has a limited distribution, likely related to temperature, both summer and winter. Here is Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's view of what limits geographic distribution: Distribution In the U.S., the beetle can be found in several states. In Canada, parts of southern Ontario and some isolated areas of Quebec have established populations. A mean summer soil temperature of 17.5 =C2=B0C to 27.5 =C2=B0C= and a mean winter soil temperature of about - 9.4 =C2=B0C as well as a uniform su= mmer precipitation of 25 cm seem to govern the limits of its spread. The Niagara Peninsula and Hamilton-Wentworth region, have been identified by Agriculture Canada to have resident beetle populations. http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/92-105.htm How would Kentville fit into this? It will be interesting to see if there is an established population or not in the area. DBMcC David McCorquodale Georges River, NS On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:49 PM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com= > wrote: > Dear All, Aug 27, 2015 > Does anyone know offhand how common the Japanese Beetle (*Popillia > japonica*) is in NS ? I found one yesterday in a flower garden > (Kentville) the first I had seen since I started collecting beetles in 19= 60 > [ and in most habitats except flower gadens]. > A checklist of NS beetles, prepared by Chris Majka and dated Nov, 200= 3 > shows it to have been collected in only two counties, Yarmouth and Halifa= x, > but this may simply reflect the tendency to not collect common things. > > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > --001a1135388a6d5046051e547586 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Japanese Beetle is not common in NS.=C2=A0 In Halifax it a= ppears to be restricted to a park across the street from the train station = and the Westin Hotel.=C2=A0 I do not recall any recent records from Yarmout= h County.=C2=A0 Chris' papers on NS beetles will have a few more commen= ts than the checklist.<div><br></div><div>I am not aware of other records f= or NS. =C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>It is a species that could be transp= orted on nursery plants.=C2=A0 With good overwintering conditions they coul= d get established elsewhere in NS. Urban gardens are a likely habitat for t= hem to become established.</div><div><br></div><div>In Ontario it has a lim= ited distribution, likely related to temperature, both summer and winter.= =C2=A0 Here is Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's view of what = limits geographic distribution: =C2=A0</div><h3 style=3D"margin:0.5em 1em 0= .5em 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5em;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.1em;v= ertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6em;color:rgb(102,0,0);clear:both;font= -family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;backgro= und-repeat:initial">Distribution</h3><p style=3D"margin:1em 20px 1.5em 0.5e= m;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline= ;clear:both;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif= ;line-height:16.8999996185303px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:= initial">In the U.S., the beetle can be found in several states. In Canada,= parts of southern Ontario and some isolated areas of Quebec have establish= ed populations. A mean summer soil temperature of 17.5 =C2=B0C to 27.5 =C2= =B0C and a mean winter soil temperature of about - 9.4 =C2=B0C as well as a= uniform summer precipitation of 25 cm seem to govern the limits of its spr= ead. The Niagara Peninsula and Hamilton-Wentworth region, have been identif= ied by Agriculture Canada to have resident beetle populations. =C2=A0<a hre= f=3D"http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/92-105.htm">http://www= .omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/92-105.htm</a></p><div>How would Kent= ville fit into this?</div><div><br></div><div>It will be interesting to see= if there is an established population or not in the area.</div><div><br></= div><div>DBMcC</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div= ><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">David McCorquodale<div>Geo= rges River, NS</div></div></div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:49 PM, David &= Alison Webster <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com"= target=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote = class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid= ;padding-left:1ex"><u></u> <div> <div>Dear All,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =20 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Aug 27, 2015</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Does anyone know offhand how common the Japanese Be= etle=20 (<em>Popillia japonica</em>) is in NS ?=C2=A0I found one yesterday in a flo= wer=20 garden (Kentville) the first=C2=A0I had seen since I started collecting bee= tles=20 in 1960 [ and in most habitats except flower gadens].</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 A checklist of NS beetles, prepared by Chris Majka = and=20 dated Nov, 2003 shows it to have been collected in only two counties, Yarmo= uth=20 and Halifax, but this may simply reflect the tendency to not collect common= =20 things.=C2=A0</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --001a1135388a6d5046051e547586--
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