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Message: [QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 5337272, member: 2500"] It was awful here last year. I only had a couple in my yard, but when I was out walking client dogs, I'd see trees covered in them. Downtown you'd see piles of them squashed on sidewalks and steps. Couple of times I went to Heinz Field for a Pitt game, there were at least 10K outside the stadium between dead and alive. There were outside walls where you couldn't see parts of the concrete because it was covered by them. They're still around, but not in nearly the numbers as last year. I believe birds figured out they are tasty. And there are virtually no Hey Adriens around here. Everyone from 4 to 104 is on board with storming the things to oblivion. You'll also see a lot of trees with sticky tape around their trunks which has captured thousands of the things so they couldn't breed. You can also kill them with diluted Dawn dish liquid and water, which will immobilize the pests but not harm the trees or any other living thing. One thing you can do to help - if you have a "tree of heaven" in your yard or see one on public property,, cut it down and burn the thing. That's they're favorite tree/weed. You can also find photos online of what their eggs look like (kinda like the green fungus you see on trees, but grey and often is a geometric pattern). Kill 'em all. They're bad for forests and crops. [/QUOTE]