Posted on 03/07/2024 1:25:07 PM PST by nickcarraway
The beetles have emerged to mate and lay eggs in this pleasant spring weather.
Just when crane flies seemed to be dominating the Houston area, a different kind of bug has emerged to replace them. Droves of so-called June bugs are being spotted all over H-Town, piling up at doorsteps, buzzing underneath bright street lights, and crashing hard enough into windows and screens at night that it brings to mind the sound of popping popcorn. But why now?
As their name suggests, these scarabs typically emerge from the ground during warmer weather in the late spring and early summer, typically in May and June, explained Brandi Keller, a Harris County horticulture agent with Texas A&M AgriLife. "However, the weather has warmed up, so that may have initiated the process for some," Keller told Chron. In fact, Houston nearly reached 90 degrees on Tuesday. "Green June beetle populations are also cyclical, meaning we can experience higher and then lower populations from year to year," Keller added.
Molly Keck, integrated pest management entomologist for Texas A&M AgriLife, said the current abundance of beetles in the region could be due a number of different factors, including good food sources prior to the winter and a milder winter that allowed more of them to survive. "It's going to let them know that spring is here," Keck told Chron. "They all start to emerge at one time to take advantage of those environmental cues that are telling them it's time to come out of the ground, look for a mate and lay eggs."
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WEF says they taste like chicken...
We used to tie them to threads and watch the fly..................
Chickens say they taste like protein.....................
From I’m Gonna Git You Sucka?…
posing a tictock challenge for how many one can put in their mouth at one time might be the answer.
Get hit with one of those riding 60 mph on your motorcycle, ouch!!
Bernie was head of the Tri Lams too…
Well apparently it is just an abundant food source based on your other post...
“Although rare, June bugs can actually be eaten by humans. Like crickets and mealworms, June bugs are completely edible and safe for human consumption. Both adult June bugs and white grubs can be consumed, although June bug larvae are frequently more nutritious than June bugs as adults.”
I have no problem eating bugs humans traditionally ate. Like chapuilnes.
“June Bugs Emerge as Houston’s Latest Annoying Insect”
Second most annoying only to the democrat insects.
I just had some crawfish fettucini (mud bugs).
Call Tyson foods. They have a new business partner needing insects for foodstuffs.
Yes, they sting. And once, as I was heading out of town, I cracked the throttle open a bit on the old Harley, and was running probably 75, and just as I was coming up on the last street light, I got hit by what i think was a rhinoceros beetle. It almost peeled me off the bike, and left a knot and a blue spot for several days. Right between the eyes...
“could be due a number of different factors”
OBVIOIUSLY Global warming!!!
My barn cats love the things. But we have another couple months before they emerge.
Yikes!
I hit a magpie going about 50, almost knocked me out. It killed the bird, i saw it falling in my rearview mirror. Every biker has bug and bird stories, and a few unfortunately have deer stories, the ones that survive anyway.....
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Democrats: get your lunch here! Very yummy for commies and totalitarians.
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