Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Acorns and Asian Stinkbugs, 0 by Sundownr

Sundownr wrote:
Hi y'all.
I was told there was a stink bug thread started over here and was glad to see the mention of acorns, too. I see I wasn't the only one with wacky weather, nuts, and bugs this year! I live under an old pin oak grove, so I not only have a massive load of acorns this fall, but they are enormous, and difficult to walk on! The nuts fell from the tall trees with such velocity that they shot through, and made big holes in, the leaves of plants and embedded in the stems of a few water hyacinths. I'm not sure how to go about clearing them away either. I wanted to gather and dump them in the woods for the deer and other wildlife, but I don't know if it's possible without tearing them up.

I noticed the brown marmorated stink bugs for the first time this summer, but don't have the invasion I keep hearing about. I'm researching to find out more about the bugs and hope to submit an article to DG on my findings. Please let me know if I may quote some of your comments within the article, like the problems they've caused you, what you have tried to repel them, etc. I am sure others would appreciate knowing, too!

Bev

This message was edited Oct 2, 2010 1:21 AM