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Re: ragweed

I don't think adult cicadas eat or if they do you would not notice it.
They have a mouth that is built for sucking not chewing.

Laurin Wheeler
University of Arkansas
Dept. of Horticulture
Plant Science 318
Fayetteville, AR 72701
glwheel@comp.uark.edu

On Tue, 16 Jun 1998 CarmenTK@aol.com wrote:

> I have been merrily murdering ragweed - giant and common - before they have a
> chance to spew pollen.  I noticed the giant ragweed is being eaten by
> something.  Nothing too beneficial I hope.  We just had an infestation of the
> 13-year cicada.  Could they have been responsible?  I don't remember anything
> nibbling on the ragweed last year.
> 
> Carmen
> zone 6, middle Tennessee
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