Dam Locusts

[Jen]

Is anyone else here having a problem with the Locust plague right now :eyepop:
OMG this is the worst case in over 40 years they are making a mess everywhere, :mad2::shrug: you should see peoples cars they are now splattered with yellow muck all over the front of them not to mention the poor truckies :rolleyes: They are eating all the crops etc in sight :eyepop:
They are that bad outside right now it sounds like it is raining out there :help:
What does this mean they are going to be like in the spring time :eyepop:
Oh please please rain and make em go away

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/farmer-fears-as-plague-of-locusts-sweeping-across-victoria/story-e6frf7jo-1225856682022

[that_guy]

holy crap!! :eek: lucky im in SEQ!! I would not even go to school because of that!
they must be sooo bad that you actually WANT it to RAIN!!

[Liz]

Yikes, thats looks terrible!! :help:
I vaguely remember a bad locust plague when I lived in Bendigo as a youngin :scared2:
A lot of damage yet to occur still. :sadeyes:

[Kevnool]

Your not alone Jen there here as well i have to pressure wash the front of the work car every day.

I see them in Mildura last week there going south.
Cheers Kev.

[Jen]

:thumbsup: The cat thought it was great the first couple of days he was bouncing around the backyard chasing them all day long :lol: Now he just looks at them and turns the other way, he has had enough too :lol:

[marki]

I rode my ducati from Geralton to Perth during a locust plague (~400km). My bright red bike was kind of a gooey yellow as were my boots, jeans, jacket and helmet. Took about a week to get it all off.....sticky buggers.

Mark

[Spanrz]

I've seen a few at work (S.E burbs Melbourne). They were here about a week ago, but havent seen one since then.
They had red legs.

[M54]

OH YUK!!!

:eyepop::eek:

[Suzy]

Blooming heck,:eyepop: that's my worst nightmare. I have to spot only one and I will be screaming and running. Not nice when the cat brings the odd one inside the house.

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol:

[Kevnool]

Look at the time Jen cant you sleep.....lol

[Jen]

:lol::lol: no Kev ;) Im so excited its actually raining outside :lol::lol: When i wake up they will all be gone :prey::prey::prey:

[Kevnool]

Ripper Jen.
Rain equals green sprouts ours will be going your way to feast. :lol:
Cheers Kev.

[wavelandscott]

That is pretty incredible, hope you get the rain to wash them away...

[Jen]

:eyepop: no go away :help::lol:
Yay i havnt seen a hopper today yet :D it rained all night and still raining today :thumbsup: But now all the god dam worms have appeared all over my verandah :help: Bugger this im moving to Mars there isnt any creatures there YET :lol:
(jen hates bugs etc.........):help:

[that_guy]

My brother keeps Scorpions, centipedes, tarantulas... They ARE AWESOME!!!

[jjjnettie]

Ewwww! yellow goop. ugh

[astroron]

Move to Queensland Jen:) but then it would be a bit far for Harry to drive to work:lol::lol::lol:

[Jen]

:lol::lol: lol Ron, nah you guys get flooded out there ;) Yeah too far for Harry :thumbsup::lol:

[Ric]

No locusts up my way Jen.

This time of year we get the Devil moths as I call them. these moths are about a hand span across with their wings open and their eyes glow a brilliant irridescent red when the light catches them.

Very evil looking.

[Suzy]

Okay, that there is my second worst nightmare! Once the hubby was away and i was all alone and the whole ceiling in the laundry was lined with them and a few of them were taking joy rides thru my house. I spent the whole time armed with a broom- screaming and running, and swiping, screaming and running and hysterical. I will never forget it... scarred me for life. What a woos. Perhaps i shouldn't be letting the whole world know this, hmmm .. too late.

[Ric]

Get some cats Suzy,they think moths are great sport to try and catch, mind you the house can get a bit trashed in the process.

Mind you the chomping process when they do get one is a bit gruesome.

Cheers

[Suzy]

I'm wondering if that could possibly be worse than de-cappitated gekkos everywhere.. I have two cats these days :eek:Don't know why, but they just done like eating their heads!:screwy:

[Jen]

:eyepop::eyepop: yuck Ric my cat does love to eat them too :shrug:


LOL Suzy :lol:

[Ric]

It's the next step that worries me Jen, after they had too many. :eyepop:

Nooooo! Kitty, not the new carpet.

We usually have a few old towels ready to place in front of them. :lol:

[Jen]

:mad2: They are still hangning around got home frome work today and my back verandah was covered with them :shrug:
They have neally cleaned up all our grass (at least we dont have to mow the lawns this weekend) check out the pic you can see what they have eaten so far :confused2:

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[marki]

Better get some fly spray Jen or you could always take to them with the lawn mower or whipper snipper :P.

Mark

[jjjnettie]

:sadeyes: I feel for you Jen. I don't know how I'd cope in your situation.

[Liz]

OMG Jen!! About time they moved on, it seems awhile since the converged down your way. :sadeyes:

[Suzy]

Gosh Jen, that's not good. At least you're not scared of them (unlike me). Thanks for the pic.