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I was driving to work on I-83 Monday when I pulled alongside this flatbed truck from Locust Point Farm in Elkton, loaded with cages holding dozens of turkeys. It wasn't hard to imagine where they were headed. Fortunately for these guys, we celebrated early. All turkeyed out.
Speaking of seasonal critters, anyone else under siege by box elder bugs and ladybugs? They all want to come indoors. Crickets, too.
Frank Roylance is a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. He came to Baltimore from New Bedford, Mass. in 1980 to join the old Evening Sun. He moved to the morning Sun when the papers merged in 1992, and has spent most of his time since covering science, including astronomy and the weather. One of The Baltimore Sun's first online Web logs, the Weather Blog debuted in October 2004. In June 2006 Frank also began writing comments on local weather and stargazing for The Baltimore Sun's print Weather Page. Frank also answers readers’ weather queries for the newspaper and the blog. Frank Roylance retired in October 2011. Maryland Weather is now being updated by members of The Baltimore Sun staff
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Frank,
I'm seeing a lot of box elder bugs hanging around an outside electrical box at work. At home, the brown stink bugs want to take up residence on the living room curtains. My beagle used to eat the crickets that made their way in, but she's not much interested any more.
Posted by: Mike S. | November 17, 2009 3:38 PM
FR:Chris Bingel sent me this:
"Spider Crickets! We are positively under siege. I've caulked and filled and sealed every little hole I can find, and still, every time I turn on the basement light there's 5 or 6 of them chilling on the floor."
FR: Those things creep my wife out. And man, are they hard to catch.
Posted by: Frank Roylance | November 17, 2009 5:12 PM
I too have a problem with the spider crickets. When I can catch them, my turtle seems to enjoy eating them though..
Posted by: Dave Tucker | November 17, 2009 11:25 PM
My bathroom is beginning to look like a battle field. Dying ladybugs and the box elder bugs all over the place! This year I've noticed a fair amount of spiders. Unusual
Posted by: Patty | November 18, 2009 8:36 AM