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| To: | Richard Turner <>, |
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| Subject: | Christmas Beetles |
| From: | brian fleming <> |
| Date: | Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:06:30 +1100 |
Another notable insect seems to have disappeared in Melbourne, along
with local forms of Christmas beetles.
We no longer see the Emperor Gum moth's splendid caterpillar, which used
to be quite common. We blame the proliferating English and European
Wasps, which are serious predators.
Anthea Fleming On 29/12/2010 5:03 PM, Richard Turner wrote: birdos with beetles. As one who has studied the reasons for Dieback in eucalypts, I can advise that there are fewer or more dispersed Christmas Beetles when there is a wet seasonFrom Dick Turner |
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