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Thanks Dave,
This is a large private garden with, so far as I know, no =
greenhouse. So lhey likely bring in material every year. So far I have =
seen only one. Chris may have published something on NS Scarabs but i =
don't have a copy.
DW
----- Original Message -----=20
From: David McCorquodale=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Japanese Beetle
Japanese Beetle is not common in NS. In Halifax it appears to be =
restricted to a park across the street from the train station and the =
Westin Hotel. I do not recall any recent records from Yarmouth County. =
Chris' papers on NS beetles will have a few more comments than the =
checklist.
I am not aware of other records for NS. =20
It is a species that could be transported on nursery plants. With =
good overwintering conditions they could get established elsewhere in =
NS. Urban gardens are a likely habitat for them to become established.
In Ontario it has a limited distribution, likely related to =
temperature, both summer and winter. Here is Ontario Ministry of =
Agriculture and Food's view of what limits geographic distribution: =20
Distribution
In the U.S., the beetle can be found in several states. In Canada, =
parts of southern Ontario and some isolated areas of Quebec have =
established populations. A mean summer soil temperature of 17.5 =C2=B0C =
to 27.5 =C2=B0C and a mean winter soil temperature of about - 9.4 =
=C2=B0C as well as a uniform summer precipitation of 25 cm seem to =
govern the limits of its spread. The Niagara Peninsula and =
Hamilton-Wentworth region, have been identified by Agriculture Canada to =
have resident beetle populations. =
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/92-105.htm
How would Kentville fit into this?
It will be interesting to see if there is an established population or =
not in the area.
DBMcC
David McCorquodale
Georges River, NS
On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:49 PM, David & Alison Webster =
<dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
Dear All, Aug 27, 2015
Does anyone know offhand how common the Japanese Beetle =
(Popillia japonica) is in NS ? I found one yesterday in a flower garden =
(Kentville) the first I had seen since I started collecting beetles in =
1960 [ and in most habitats except flower gadens].
A checklist of NS beetles, prepared by Chris Majka and dated =
Nov, 2003 shows it to have been collected in only two counties, Yarmouth =
and Halifax, but this may simply reflect the tendency to not collect =
common things.=20
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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<DIV>Thanks Dave,</DIV>
<DIV> This is a large private garden with, so far as I =
know,=20
no greenhouse. So lhey likely bring in material every year. So far I =
have seen=20
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have a=20
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<DIV>DW</DIV>
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Beetle</DIV>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr>Japanese Beetle is not common in NS. In Halifax =
it appears=20
to be restricted to a park across the street from the train station =
and the=20
Westin Hotel. I do not recall any recent records from Yarmouth=20
County. Chris' papers on NS beetles will have a few more =
comments than=20
the checklist.
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I am not aware of other records for NS. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>It is a species that could be transported on nursery =
plants. With=20
good overwintering conditions they could get established elsewhere in =
NS.=20
Urban gardens are a likely habitat for them to become =
established.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>In Ontario it has a limited distribution, likely related to =
temperature,=20
both summer and winter. Here is Ontario Ministry of Agriculture =
and=20
Food's view of what limits geographic distribution: </DIV>
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the U.S., the beetle can be found in several states. In Canada, parts =
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southern Ontario and some isolated areas of Quebec have established=20
populations. A mean summer soil temperature of 17.5 =C2=B0C to 27.5 =
=C2=B0C and a mean=20
winter soil temperature of about - 9.4 =C2=B0C as well as a uniform =
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precipitation of 25 cm seem to govern the limits of its spread. The =
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Peninsula and Hamilton-Wentworth region, h