Hmmmm - I always thought the turtles went into the ponds for the winter. They don't exactly hibernate, but remain active below the ice. So wondering why turtles are headed to the meadow.

Welcome, beatrice_outdoors. It's good to get another report that the winter moths are diminished in our area. I haven't heard of a 7 year cycle and I frankly hope there isn't one. We don't need a resurgence next year. rockman50 on the South Coast also reports very low numbers of winter moths this year (see his reply on the Dec.7 Landscape Message thread.) The December 7 Message also has a nice review of the release of the parasitoid flies beginning about seven years ago. Maybe this is what your city arborist was talking about. I hope so, because these flies eventually controlled the winter moths in Canada. Claire

Landscape Message: Sep 4, 2015

Landscape Message: Sep 18, 2015 From the Berkshire Region (Great Barrington) report: "Many of the usual home invaders, i.e. lady beetles, Western conifer seed bug, box elder bugs, stink bugs, and spiders, have begun their annual migration to the interior of homes." BERKSHIRE REGION - Ron Kujawski, Horticultural Consultant, reporting from Great Barrington.