Re: Cult: Borers

Henryanner@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Obviously insects have a range and a relationship with that range which
> necessarily involves temperature of air and possibly soil, and obviously there
> is a question of ongoing adaptation, but do any insects we know of have such
> specific requirements for cold that if for some reason a winter season is
> abnormally warm they would not hatch from egg or pupa? I'm not talking abut
> being stirred to life prematurely and being zapped with the return to normal
> colder temperatures, but an actual need for some degree or duration of cold?
> We always hear that a warm winter means more summer bugs, but, in theory,
> could it mean fewer of some other bugs?
> 

While we are waiting for Bill to answer this post, I thought I would
mention some information about "GRASSHOPPERS".  In some years they can
become a nuisance, with populations increasing to the point of being a
menace.  However our AG agents are certain that if we get warm rains in
the early spring (March/April) their eggs will rot, thus keeping their
numbers down.     

Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
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