RonM

Box Elder bugs

sproulman

that sounds better than BOXFELLER

bawanajim

The gypsy moths have done more damage than any and all others combined.[:@]

RonM

Box Elder is in the North American Maple family.....

sproulman

very true and more damage than a deer,i feel.

bluebird2

The chestnut blight had a much more negative effect than the gypsy moth.

bawanajim

Yet you are the only one around that can document the demise of deer in 2F and 2G before the PGC had a chance to destroy the herd as the hunters of PA have grown to expect. What were the reproductive rates of those days?
At the time of the chestnut blight deer numbers were very low, maybe lower than even today.

The enemies of deer are like the sun rise. new and brighter everyday.[8D]

bluebird2

About the same as they are today. In other words, the herd was just as healthy even though there were a lot more deer.

Doe Dumper

Theres a product out called Bug Stop that will clean the ladybug/beetle/stinkbug/box fellers etc's clock. Spray it around your windows in the fall before they show up... kills em like a 12 gauge kills ground squirrels.