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Getting rid of introduced species - samintx - 07-17-2013
http://eattheinvaders.org
Re: Getting rid of introduced species - Spock - 07-17-2013
Mmmm lots of bacon.
Re: Getting rid of introduced species - cbelt3 - 07-17-2013
Sometimes I wonder if it's evolution in action.
Re: Getting rid of introduced species - Acer - 07-17-2013
Everything is evolution in action, including eating the invader.
Re: Getting rid of introduced species - kj - 07-17-2013
That's cool. I stumbled on the lion fish the other day since my daugther and wife are in Roatan this week. I guess they are doing pretty well there defending things from the lion fish, but the bahamas etc. are in dire straits. People are doing a lot to promote the tastyness of them, but I wonder... I think one of the worst invaders here is the starling. Horrid bird. I don't think anyone is going to eat them though, but I say kill them all. kj.
Re: Getting rid of introduced species - steve... - 07-17-2013
Eating blackberries won't help much with the out-of-control vines invading my yard.
Re: Getting rid of introduced species - SteveG - 07-17-2013
Has anyone been seeing more of these recently? >>> http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/07/big-nosed-horned-face/
Re: Getting rid of introduced species - particleman - 07-17-2013
Steve G. wrote:
Has anyone been seeing more of these recently? >>> http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/07/big-nosed-horned-face/
I don't know if we have enough time or meteorites to get rid of those.
Re: Getting rid of introduced species - mrlynn - 07-17-2013
The big problem on our river (the Sudbury) is invasive water chestnut. This is not the kind you get in Chinese food, but a different species, a fast-growing water plant that has a tangle of hairlike roots that choke up waterways and lakes, making life difficult for other plants and fish—not to mention boats. I described the problem on a local forum:
http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/frambors/messages/topic/1YurRKLZ96xAEHTLhwTom3
Oddly enough, the spiny seeds (watch out! they're sharp!) contain an edible kernel that is eaten in Europe, where the plant is not a problem. I'd like to find out how it's controlled—maybe there's something that will eat the plants in the water. Maybe Nasutoceratops titusi would do it.
/Mr Lynn
Re: Getting rid of introduced species - Paul F. - 07-17-2013
Spock;
When ranchers in the southwest, and Texas, stop charging hunters $500 per feral pig harvested on their property, I'll believe they are serious about wanting to eradicate them as a pest.
kj;
.22 air-rifle, good pair of binocs, good target identification... I'll bet if you harvest 20-30 of them in a day, you could make a very nice meat pie from starling "white meat". I'd use the word breast, but I'm guessing the new filter will censor it.