Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Another Disappearing Act

Where there had been three volunteer pine trees there were only two.

What on earth had happened to the other one. It looked as if it were dead. All the needles had fallen off, or had they? All I could see was a stick of a tree left. This was worse than Charlie Browns little disaster. As I looked in closer I saw something in the wild world akin to a Stephen King Novel...


I have no idea what these buggers are except that they are some kind of catepillar or moth. I looked in my butterfly ID book and saw no immediate answers. I would love anyones comments on exactly what the hect they are - and I'd love to know if the situation is about to get worse. Does anyone know if a pine tree can survive such a disaster? I think not, but our yard will be the testing ground.

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