This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Wasp Borers
Jun
20
2008
I heard a news report today that people will be bringing in non-native species of wasps to control the emerald ash borer population and save the trees. In fact, the emerald ash borer itself came here from Asia. It reminds me of the old song/story about the old lady who swallowed a fly. The ash borer comes here from Asia, then we bring wasps in from Asia to get the ash borers. Then the wasps get out of control and we need to bring in something else to control the wasps. And the cycle continues. I suppose desperate times call for desperate measures, but I’m hesitant to call this a good idea.
When I think of foreign plants and animals coming to the US, I never recall any success stories. Maybe that’s a problem with the news outlets today (hyping the bad news because it sells better) or maybe it’s because most of the instances are bad. The first thing that came to mind was “more killer bees“. But the people are emphasizing that these wasps are stingerless. I hope those Purdue researchers know what they’re doing, and I hope it turns out well for everyone except the ash borers and their cousins. But I’m still a bit wary.
All the winged insects that walk on {all} fours are detestable to you.
Leviticus 11:20
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 5:02 pm and has been carefully placed in the Current Events category.
June 20th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
When I heard that report on the radio, my first thought was exactly the same: bringing in foreign insects makes me nervous. If the new wasp handles the ash borer population, will there be some sort of predator to keep the new wasp population in check?