bugs

There is apparently concern that an invasive beetle that is a known tree killer could be affecting Missouri soon if not already based on a warning by the state.

I was not familiar with this absolutely monstrous Missouri bug as an adult. I know that the younger versions are a favorite bait for fishermen. You have to be careful even with the young ones as they can inflict a very painful bite, but it's really on the girls you need to watch out for.

I am normally not in favor of doing away with nature's creatures. In this case, I'll make an exception. It's a villainous moth and if you see it in Illinois, you really should squish it immediately.

Has anyone else noticed the number of stink bugs that are in the Tri-States right now?

If the pandemic didn't already seem like enough going on, how about a massive swarm of cicadas we haven't seen in 17 years? You know those GIANT bugs you learn about in school that live underground and only come out every 17 years? Well, it's been 17 years...

It's not that our two states don't agree that there are insects that should be hated, it's just that we disagree on which creep-crawly should draw the most disdain.

It's a plague of nearly biblical proportions. The Japanese beetle is munching its way through the tri-states, leaving behind lacy skeletons of leaves in its wake.

Don't we have a pack with the gnats, we don't bother them and they don't bother us? We should.