CULT: borer hatch
- Subject: CULT: borer hatch
- From: C* S*
- Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 04:12:05 -0500
From: Carolyn Schaffner <drsnooks@buffnet.net>
>I've heard several theories about the little creatures that >share our love of irises ....... my favorite is the one
>that says they hatch on the first day that the temperature >reaches 72 degrees Fahrenheit. It's not a favorite because >I'm convinced it is more right than the others, but
>instead because it lends some certainty and definition to
>the season; it creates sort of a holiday.
----> If the creatures referred to are iris borers, does anyone have
more information on the temperature theory?
Here in Buffalo, (New York State, Northeast USA, shore of Lake Erie
(lake temp.32F) zone 5b/6a), we had a warming spell last week in which
the temps climbed rather slowly from the 30'sF to at least 72F for two
days. Nights were 50'sF. We are now at -32F, with snow flurries
yesterday.
The location is important because it seems the borer are not found in
other areas of the USA.
Did we get enuf warmth to bring the buggers out? And if so, will this
cold weather knock them off?
Several researchers at Rutgers University have studied these things and
I'm expecting some printed material soon. Perhaps it will give info.
Carolyn Schaffner in Buffalo, NY
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