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ABC Feeds<p>University gives research funding to fire ant conspiracy theorist<br>By Kenji Sato</p><p>Southern Cross University provides research funding to a conspiracy theorist who has wrongly claimed fire ant bait causes ADHD, autism, and low fertility in humans.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-17/southern-cross-uni-funds-conspiracy-theorist-trevor-hold/105534622" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-17/sou</span><span class="invisible">thern-cross-uni-funds-conspiracy-theorist-trevor-hold/105534622</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/DisinformationandMisinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisinformationandMisinformation</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AgriculturalPestControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgriculturalPestControl</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AcademicResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicResearch</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pests</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/InsectsandArachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsandArachnids</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AgriculturalChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgriculturalChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/KenjiSato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenjiSato</span></a></p>
Atlas ObscuraCats and rats both hunt endangered species. So why do we love one and hate the other?<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=squirrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>squirrel</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bears</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=rats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rats</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=pigeons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pigeons</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=podcastinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcastinternal</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>section-Articles</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-what-is-pest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">What Makes a Pest a Pest?</a>
All for Gardening<p>Gardeners urged to put bucket of water in garden in July and August <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1360449/gardeners-urged-to-put-bucket-of-water-in-garden-in-july-and-august/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">allforgardening.com/1360449/ga</span><span class="invisible">rdeners-urged-to-put-bucket-of-water-in-garden-in-july-and-august/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/AttractFrogsInGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AttractFrogsInGarden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/autoplay_video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autoplay_video</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ctp_video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ctp_video</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/EnvironmentalIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalIssues</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardener</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GetRidOfSlugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetRidOfSlugs</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GetRidOfSnails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetRidOfSnails</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a>(section) <a href="https://vive.im/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/slugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slugs</span></a></p>
A New Faith - a solarpunk novel by TinJar<p>3. Since working in <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23farms" target="_blank">#farms</a> will soon be impossible thanks to <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23heatwaves" target="_blank">#heatwaves</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23droughts" target="_blank">#droughts</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23floods" target="_blank">#floods</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23pests" target="_blank">#pests</a> ; build enclosed <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23vertical" target="_blank">#vertical</a> farms and <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23precision" target="_blank">#precision</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23fermentation" target="_blank">#fermentation</a> All three ideas are incorporated in <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23solarpunk" target="_blank">#solarpunk</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23hopepunk" target="_blank">#hopepunk</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23novel" target="_blank">#novel</a> "A New Faith" <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23books" target="_blank">#books</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23booksky" target="_blank">#booksky</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23climatechange" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23adaptation" target="_blank">#adaptation</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23migration" target="_blank">#migration</a></p>
A New Faith: Solarpunk novel<p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/30/do-we-need-another-green-revolution" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06</span><span class="invisible">/30/do-we-need-another-green-revolution</span></a></p><p>Ways to address the food crisis - <br>1. Minimize red meat <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumption</span></a>, especially, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beef</span></a><br>2. Allow <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fertility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fertility</span></a> rates to fall and focus on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/redistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redistribution</span></a> of existing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> to feed the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a><br>3. Since working in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farms</span></a> will soon be impossible thanks to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heatwaves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/droughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droughts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> ; build enclosed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vertical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vertical</span></a> farms and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/precision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>precision</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fermentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fermentation</span></a><br> <br>All three ideas are incorporated in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>novel</span></a> "A New Faith" </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adaptation</span></a></p>
All for Gardening<p>Gardeners warned dangerous mistake could cause dogs seizures <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1342320/gardeners-warned-dangerous-mistake-could-cause-dogs-seizures/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">allforgardening.com/1342320/ga</span><span class="invisible">rdeners-warned-dangerous-mistake-could-cause-dogs-seizures/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/fertiliser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fertiliser</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pets</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Toxicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxicity</span></a></p>
All for Gardening<p>UK households urged to be ‘very aware’ of nesting crows in gardens <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1336929/uk-households-urged-to-be-very-aware-of-nesting-crows-in-gardens/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">allforgardening.com/1336929/uk</span><span class="invisible">-households-urged-to-be-very-aware-of-nesting-crows-in-gardens/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CarrionCrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarrionCrows</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CrowAttacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrowAttacks</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CrowInGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrowInGardens</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CrowWarning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrowWarning</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/crows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crows</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GardenAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GardenAdvice</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/NestingSeasonWarnings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NestingSeasonWarnings</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ProtectionFromCrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectionFromCrows</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/UrbanWildlifeConflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanWildlifeConflicts</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WildlifeExpert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifeExpert</span></a></p>
CoolMcCool<p>Cane ToadS<br>Cane Toad at Anakie, QLD.</p><p>Cane Toad helpfully offering a shoulderful of toxin.</p><p>Two BIG ones out in the morning sun - after a cold night. Note white substance (toxin?) one is exuding on shoulder area.</p><p>This is up in QLD, at Anakie in the Gemfields region. These two hopped off (sort of grudgingly) when me and the hound approached. One sort of raised itself up a<br><a href="https://slowcamping.com.au/index.php/2025/06/06/cane-toad/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slowcamping.com.au/index.php/2</span><span class="invisible">025/06/06/cane-toad/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Other" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Other</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queensland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a></p>
FunHouse Radio<p>"While there's certainly some truth behind the fact that coffee grounds can repel some bugs and insects, it turns out, it might not be as trusted a method as you originally thought."<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/thrifty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thrifty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/practical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>practical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Cringe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cringe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.thespruce.com/does-coffee-grounds-repel-slugs-11739066" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thespruce.com/does-coffee-grou</span><span class="invisible">nds-repel-slugs-11739066</span></a></p>
CBC British Columbia<p>'Is this the year of another caterpillargeddon?' People in northern B.C. are spotting more tent caterpillars<br>People in northern B.C. have been noticing more and more tent caterpillars and a local bug expert says the next outbreak could be on the way in the next few years.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/northernBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>northernBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/caterpillars-b-c-insects-1.7547444?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/caterpillars-b-c-insects-1.7547444?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
PLOS Biology<p>Bt proteins such as Vip3Aa are commonly used in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GMcrops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GMcrops</span></a> to control lepidopteran <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a>, but Vip3Aa resistance has been observed. This study identifies a gene in the crop pest <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Helicoverpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Helicoverpa</span></a> armigera <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CottonBollworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CottonBollworm</span></a> whose disruption confers resistance to Vip3Aa <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@PLOSBiology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PLOSBiology</span></a></span> <a href="https://plos.io/4kBtD89" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">plos.io/4kBtD89</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Jon Sullivan<p>Newsroom has a good article on the current NZ government ending the Predator Free 2050 Ltd agency in the recent Budget announcement.</p><p>Predator Free 2050 Ltd was set up by John Key's National government in 2016. The agency has led the ambitious project to achieve landscape-scale removal, and aspirationally national eradication, of some of NZ's worst predatory mammal pests.</p><p>The agency found out it was ending on the day the budget was announced.</p><p>Apparently the government is trying to make reassuring noises that everyting's fine and the predator free work will continue under the management of the Department of Conservation. That's the same department that keeps getting its budget cut and today announced a further 84 proposed job losses.</p><p>Hopefully all the conservation gains that have been made over the past decade can be sustained.</p><p><a href="https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/26/it-was-a-bombshell-govt-culls-pest-eradication-company/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/26/it-w</span><span class="invisible">as-a-bombshell-govt-culls-pest-eradication-company/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/562316/department-of-conservation-proposes-cutting-84-jobs-primarily-affecting-women" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/national/562316</span><span class="invisible">/department-of-conservation-proposes-cutting-84-jobs-primarily-affecting-women</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PredatorFree2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PredatorFree2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nz</span></a></p>
All for Gardening<p>Gardeners urged to sprinkle curry powder in flower beds in May <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1300993/gardeners-urged-to-sprinkle-curry-powder-in-flower-beds-in-may/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">allforgardening.com/1300993/ga</span><span class="invisible">rdeners-urged-to-sprinkle-curry-powder-in-flower-beds-in-may/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CurryPowder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurryPowder</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GardenPests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GardenPests</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardener</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/NaturalDeterrents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalDeterrents</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a></p>
BrittanyFound a mouse family’s nest inside our grill. 😕<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mice?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mice</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pests?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pests</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>
All for Gardening<p>This CT garden is off limits to you <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1286683/this-ct-garden-is-off-limits-to-you/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">allforgardening.com/1286683/th</span><span class="invisible">is-ct-garden-is-off-limits-to-you/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>connecticut</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ct</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ElmerFudd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElmerFudd</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GardenPests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GardenPests</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardens</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/hartford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hartford</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/perennial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perennial</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Pesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pesky</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/PeterRabbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterRabbit</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/rabbits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rabbits</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SueB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SueB</span></a>.HartPerennialGardenInsideElizabethPark <a href="https://vive.im/tags/varmints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>varmints</span></a></p>
Canvases By Peter<p>Suggestions for getting rid of them without harming them?</p><p>For the last 3 weeks a pigeon has come down with magpies &amp; other birds for bits of food I leave out for them, then it was 2 pigeons, then 3, 7, 14.. they hoover up ALL the food in about 3 seconds flat &amp; the other birds now get none, they're stinking up the place, I've stopped feeding them all but found out the guy in unit above is feeding them, my doorstep is getting coated in pigeon crap!!</p><p>(Also 500chars sucks)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pigeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pigeon</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>There is no <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sentient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sentient</span></a> being he will not harm. Thousands of US Dept of Agriculture employees, including <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> inspectors, disease-sniffing <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dog</span></a> trainers, remain out of work, leaving <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rot</span></a> in ports and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> to proliferate. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Cuts at the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> Could Cause US <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Grocery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grocery</span></a> Prices to Rise, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Invasive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invasive</span></a> Species to Spread. The quest for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> knows no bounds. Americans are not even aware of the expansive, irreparable damage done in just 2 months time - <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/usda-food-supply-chains/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/usda-food-supp</span><span class="invisible">ly-chains/</span></a> No Dog Food!</p>
Flipboard Culture Desk<p>What makes an animal a pest, vs. a potential pet? Atlas Obscura's Andrew Coletti spoke with science journalist Bethany Brookshire, who has written a book about the subject, to find out. "India has way more venomous snakes than the U.S. does, and yet people there are not as utterly terrified, screaming 'Go chop its head off with a hoe!' about snakes [like Americans do]," says Brookshire. "And that’s because they have different ideas about what snakes are, and what snakes do, and where snakes belong."</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/1gqcwA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/1gqcwA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pets</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pests</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Snakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Snakes</span></a></p>
Mandy Watson<p>There's a rat in my garden what am I gonna do? Have no fear, I have a list of tips to help keep your plot rodent-free without resorting to poison.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gyo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rodents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rodents</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infestations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infestations</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.mandycanudigit.com/2024/11/25/how-to-get-rid-of-rats-in-your-garden/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mandycanudigit.com/2024/11/25/</span><span class="invisible">how-to-get-rid-of-rats-in-your-garden/</span></a></p>
Mandy Watson<p>How to create a frog and toad-friendly garden to cut down on troublesome pests - all without the use of harmful chemicals.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amphibians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amphibians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ponds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ponds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardeningfornature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardeningfornature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.mandycanudigit.com/2024/11/11/creating-a-frog-and-toad-friendly-garden/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mandycanudigit.com/2024/11/11/</span><span class="invisible">creating-a-frog-and-toad-friendly-garden/</span></a></p>