I always used tongs for the grosser larva, and a badminton racquet for
the moths. Also for cabbage moths, and any other white-ish flying
thing I saw.
The dog thought it was fricken hilarious--helping the crazy screaming
monkey swing the racquet around. Whee! Badminton was one of his
favorite lawn
Nicholas Thompson wrote:
The Tomato Hornworm is about the size of your thumb and writhes sensuously
when you try to pick it off the plant. One of these critters can devour
the better part of a tomato plant in a day. I used to grab them off the
plant, and try to fling them into the unde
In the NOVA PBS show, after lots of field investigations it was all tied
to the fruiting of the local bamboo forest in North East India. The rat
population exploded every 48 yrs (sic) - the cycle of bamboo fruiting.
(Interesting side story - the investigating middle-aged biologist
thought he w
fyi. I find Marcus' reports to be comprehensive and, hey, the price is right.
Bill Press: Be sure to read down to find the section on bio informatics.
-tj
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From: Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.
Date: Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 4:35 AM
Subject: Awareness Wat
