tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post380802824386169047..comments2024-01-15T10:28:55.561-08:00Comments on BacktoBodrum: Getting rid of processionary caterpillars.BacktoBodrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-71748794333297926622016-02-21T14:42:48.022-08:002016-02-21T14:42:48.022-08:00You don't even have to touch the caterpillars ...You don't even have to touch the caterpillars to get hurt, They shoot spines at you. Very Friday night horror movie.BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-52411391328419032612016-02-21T14:41:41.954-08:002016-02-21T14:41:41.954-08:00How are these critters controlled in your neck of ...How are these critters controlled in your neck of the woods?BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-73553177248836402542016-02-21T14:40:50.194-08:002016-02-21T14:40:50.194-08:00'Silent Spring' should be required reading...'Silent Spring' should be required reading for everyone.BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-49267100919190116312016-02-21T14:39:34.376-08:002016-02-21T14:39:34.376-08:00This is great, biological attack. Hope you can ge...This is great, biological attack. Hope you can get some photosBacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-71328923719639109772016-02-21T02:27:01.439-08:002016-02-21T02:27:01.439-08:00Sounds like a horror movie!Sounds like a horror movie!Jack Scotthttp://www.perkingthepansies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-59095429503447416612016-02-21T01:52:11.213-08:002016-02-21T01:52:11.213-08:00. . piecemeal never works - there are interlocking.... . piecemeal never works - there are interlocking cycles of predators and prey that rise and fall according to availability. Problems arise from external causes (usually man-made) like climate disruption/resource exploitation that cause imbalances. Humankind and much else is headed for hell in a basket but the planet will adapt and evolve and survive.Alanhttp://archersofokcular.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-54417745142576582002016-02-20T15:45:40.030-08:002016-02-20T15:45:40.030-08:00I like the natural method and hope it works; the i...I like the natural method and hope it works; the insecticide is drastic and could harm people too. Rachel Carson's inspiration for her classic book "Silent Spring" was when DDT was sprayed on trees in cities to end Dutch elm tree disease and the DDT killed songbirds and who knows what effect it had on people.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049397242436569179.post-78235789739145530072016-02-20T10:59:05.903-08:002016-02-20T10:59:05.903-08:00B to B, Actually, there is a little area on our is...B to B, Actually, there is a little area on our island where some folks have placed a number of nests in the middle of a structure surrounded by a little moat. We saw the caterpillars drowned in the water. We'll try to find out what the scoop is, who did it, etc. and get back to you.Mark and Joleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199678763417162020noreply@blogger.com