Still hunting mice in the house. Tom Cruise came twice and stole the chocolate without triggering the trap. Incredibly fast and lightfooted. Camera got it nicely.
I thought the trap was jammed, but it sprung at a light touch.
I glued the chocolate down now.
His two buddies were not such smooth operators and have become a feast for crows.
Cute little rodents being hunted to excruciating death for the sake of human convenience
Things I never knew existed: PU foam with rodent repelling additives. Because they just eat through the regular kind, if they can get at it.
Oh good, it had BOTH types of wood boring insect
1665 wurde die Universität Isaac Newtons wegen der #Pest geschlossen. Er kehrte nach hause zurück. In der #Quarantäne entwickelte er bahnbrechende Ideen in der Infinitesimalrechnung und der Gravitationstheorie.
Squash vine borer egg on my yellow squash. Every one you scrape off now means one less larva you'll need to dig out of the stem with a knife. #squash #zucchini #insect #pest #allotment #garden #moth #lepidoptera #GrowYourOwn
Der #Pesterreger verursachte über viele Jahrhunderte katastrophale, kaum beherrschbare #Epidemien auf verschiedenen Kontinenten. Vom #Wendepunkt vor 130 Jahren berichten wir im Artikel des Tages https://www.dwds.de/wb/Schwarzer%20Tod
Spotted lanternfly nymph on the stem of an Ailanthus tree. Link is to a map of the current distribution in the United States. Not yet reported in Canada but likely just a matter of time. #hemiptera #insects #entomology #invasive #pest #ailanthus #SpottedLanternfly https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/b0bae43d-c65f-4f88-bc9a-323f3189cd35/page/QUCkC
Macquarie Island’s astounding recovery, ten years on from rats, mice and rabbits
https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2024/macquarie-islands-astounding-recovery-ten-years-on-from-rats-mice-and-rabbits/
"Fifteen years ago, sub-#Antarctic #MacquarieIsland was so badly ravaged by #rabbits, #rats and #mice that its #wildlife populations were fighting for survival... #Dogs and their handlers scoured the island twice over, covering more than 90,000 km until in 2014, the island was declared #pest free... the recovery is absolutely extraordinary"
How a toxic #fungus became the #koji mold that brings us soy sauce
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/evolution-of-koji-mold-soy-sauce-sake #fungi
"#Aspergillus oryzae helps to bring us #SoySauce, sake and other traditional Asian foods. It does so by breaking down proteins and starches so that other #microbes can finish off the #fermentation. But A. oryzae wasn’t always so obliging. The wild version makes potent #toxins that can poison the consumer and lead to #cancer. Plus, it’s a destructive agricultural #pest... What changed?"
Artist: #LittleMejo in City: #Tárnok #Pest Hungary
04/2024 - Title: "Pumukli" - #Art #Streetart #Mural #UrbanArt #Artist #Pumukli #Pumuckl #MeisterEder #Comic #TV #Series