Locust Borer

I wish!! How cool would that have been! Thank you so much :))

Hi Dee .. Thank you so very much for looking :-)

Hello Lorilee .. Thank you so much for commenting!!

Thank you so very much for commenting!! She was very photogenic!! :-)

Hi Ralph :-) Nope just a little cutie I found while kayaking today. Thank you so very much!!

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Hello There Mister :))) Thank you so much for the lovely comment :-)

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Hello Trudy :) Thank you so very much :))) I just follow the insects around .. No tripod .. I hold the camera very still partly by holding my breath. They are attractive looking beetles even though they are very bad for the Black Locust tree’s :(

Hi Rick :) Thank you so much :-)

Hi Rick :) Thank you!! I love getting right in their faces lol :)

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Hello David :) I am glad you find the info interesting .. I do too :))) Thank you so much for commenting!!

Well thank you again .. try to take pics in good light (morning)outside and hold your breath while you take a few shots and you should get good results .. Oh and I take way too many pics to be sure I get a few I will like lol :)

Thank you so much .. I will have to check that out .. I ‘m not sure

The current outbreak of mountain pine beetles is ten times larger than previous outbreaks. In Wyoming and Colorado in 2006 there were 1 million acres (4,000 km2) of dead trees. In 2007 it was 1,500,000 acres (6,100 km2). In 2008 it is expected to total over 2 million acres (8,100 km2). It may be the largest forest insect blight ever seen in North America. YIKES!!
Researchers from the Canadian Forest Service have studied the relationship between the carbon cycle and forest fires, logging and tree deaths. They concluded that by 2020 the pine beetle outbreak will have released 270 mega tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from Canadian forests. There is yet to be an accepted study of the carbon cycle effect over a future period of time for North American forests.(wiki)
This is not good at all .. The locust borer effects the black locust tree negatively but does not seem to be that destructive or out of control!! Well I guess time will tell with this one huh?

Hello Ken :) Thank you so much for checking this little guy out :>)

Thank you so much Tracy :))

Hmmmm Thanks Relton

lol no attacks reported!! He was a sweetheart really :) Thank you so much Erik :))

Thank you Brett :)))

Thank you so much Kim :)

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Thank you so much for commenting on this one misty :))

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Thank you so much!! You should try to get one or even extension tubes might work with a lens you already have .. I think you would love it!!!

Yes LOL!! Thank you so very much Rose :>)

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I have noticed that too. These little guys are pretty friendly and willing to pose for hours .. I love them :) Thank you :-)

Thank you so much Tracey :-)

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Thank you so much Lloyd :))

Thank you so much Stephen :)

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