Lost in Time

     By Blogger's reckoning this is Owyhee Agriculture's 100th post. I had planned on something special, but life being the way it is, I'm still on a loaner computer without all my software and needed elsewhere. So today's post is about confused insects.

  
     This is a Ten-lined June Beetle. Being July, I'm sure you understand this post's title now. Nature cares little for man's calender, though. More commonly called June Bugs, (even though they're not true bugs) They have a pretty fearsome bite for chewing into tough plant material. When aggravated they make a squeaking hiss noise. They're pretty much harmless to people, though they will defend themselves if they feel threatened.
     June Bugs have very little to do with agriculture. (Maybe to one farmer, whom you'll hear about later.) This beetle is more of an event that is witnessed commonly by folks of the county. A stretch, perhaps, but it is an illustration on how you can't put nature on a calender and expect it to follow the rules. In agriculture, a person becomes all too aware of that.