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Free fish bait

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Mother Nature's providing plenty of free fish bait -- millions and millions of young crickets were clinging to exterior walls of McCook, Nebraska, businesses and homes this morning. Exterminator Dennis McFarland of McCook said he's been noticing an increase in crickets for the past couple weeks, and he blames it on a combination of moisture and heat. Pam Sailors, in McFarland's office, said this morning that she'd received 16 phone calls requesting spraying, "and it's only 8:12 a.m.," she laughed. "And I don't think it's over. It's going to be a long day."

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  • Let's not forget the other component of successful insect breeding, abundance of food.

    -- Posted by Hugh Jassle on Tue, Aug 3, 2010, at 4:37 PM

  • SOOO CREEPY!!!!

    -- Posted by sv114 on Wed, Aug 4, 2010, at 12:47 PM

  • Tarantulas and scorpions will love this!

    -- Posted by Hugh Jassle on Thu, Aug 5, 2010, at 9:08 PM

  • Is that all you can think of....how to exploit the beautiful life that surrounds us???? It is EWWW???? Do you not the enjoy the sounds of summer?????the crickets are a big part of that!!!!

    I live for the cricket song and all the singers that join them.

    The fate of humans lie in your ability to return to nature.

    OH THIS IS A SAD TURN OF EVENTS.

    I am sorry for all of you that cannot rejoice in the crickets!!!! For you are lost!

    Peace

    -- Posted by kaygee on Mon, Aug 9, 2010, at 7:52 PM
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