Re: Re: CULT: Fungal and Bacterial Leaf Spot

@nner  --  Far be it from me to inject a note of controversy into any
discussion or to revive a long-dormant dispute, but I was jarred to see a
June bug described as green.  Hoosier June bugs are brown  --  big, brown
and bumbling.  I have seen them occasionally here in Virginia  --  just as
big, just as clumsy and just as brown.  If not seen in flight, they can
usually be found lying on their backs, kicking, in the kitchen sink below
the flourescent bulb.  In reviewing the Archives' June bug discussion,
however, I find that only a Canadian correspondent, Adrienne Bordo,
described the June bug I know:

>"Our" June Bugs are 1-11/4" long 3/4" wide, dark brown and only come
>out after dark. They buzz around lights, bang into windows then burrow
>under the soil surface for the daylight hours. Guess we'll all have to
>go to scientific names for our bugs too."

>beartown@acbm.qc.ca
>Quebec, Zone 4b near the VT border

Maybe it's a northern states thing.  --  Griff

zone 7 in Virginia


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Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: [iris] Re: CULT: Fungal and Bacterial Leaf Spot


> In a message dated 9/10/05 6:41:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> lmann@volfirst.net writes:
>
> << As for prevalence of fungal spot vs bacterial spot, keep in mind that
>  Bill didn't know what a June bug is.  A big noisy green winged insect
>  common across the entire southeast and known by every kid who every
>  picked blackberries in the region, character in the saying 'fast as a
>  duck on a June bug'.  So he may not know prevalence of spot disease
>  vectors everywhere. :-)
>   >>
>
> Anyone interested in knowing more about the immortal June bug debate will
> find it in the Archives of this list for February, 1997.
>
> We did more folklore and poetry back then, too, and were more zany.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Anner Whitehead
> Richmond VA USA
>
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