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Tag Archives: rats
Insect & other BioInvasions
Preface. Invasive insects that have no predators in the U.S. can only be somewhat reduced with oil-based products that will grow scarcer as petroleum declines. Pesticides are made out of oil and damage the environment for many generations to come. … Continue reading
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Tagged ant, ash borer, beetle, Bioinvasion, deforestation, fire ant, mosquitoes, mountain pine beetle, rats, small hive beetle
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Animal BioInvasion
Mongoose. Brought to kill rats in sugar plantations in Puerto Rico and Hawaii in the 1800s. Now they’re destroying native birds, amphibians, and reptiles that would have been beneficial for pest control. 12 species of reptiles and amphibians have been … Continue reading
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Tagged animal bioinvasion, cats, dogs, english sparrow, mongoose, rats
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