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James W. Wolford wrote:
> Thanks, Angela, for sending this to all of us! Yes, this is the plant
> that was discussed a bit earlier and is definitely a pest in Nova Scotia,
Hi Jim & All, Oct 16, 2008
The degree to which it is a pest can be seen clearly in the Sable
Island experience (Jim Wolford e-mail of Aug 16 & Zoe Lucas reply of Aug
18).
By providing shelter to Warblers it deprives Sharp Shinned Hawks of
nourishment; clearly not a good thing.
But even worse, it does not do an effective job of sheltering
Warblers because the stand has decreased in area by 90% over a period of
15 years; clearly a worse thing.
And a second small stand has never expanded beyond the shelter of
the house; clearly not a good weed.
Yt, DW, Kentville
> but whether or not it deserves another alien species or two to fight
> it is extremely debatable! Yout're quite right to be very skeptical
> of any similar supposed and alien remedy! Our biodiversity already
> has more than enough problems!
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Angela Joudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca
>> <mailto:aljoudrey@eastlink.ca> >
>>
>> Date: October 13, 2008 10:34:07 PM ADT
>>
>> To: birdnet <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >
>>
>> Subject: [NatureNS] BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Predators
>> could be superweed fix
>>
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7531221.stm
>>
>>
>> This talks about Japanese Knotweed.
>>
>>
>> Was that the plant as a topic of conversation a few weeks? months? ago?
>>
>>
>> It talks about introducing a bug to control the plant.
>>
>>
>> Hhmmmm...."When will they ever learn?"
>>
>>
>> Angela in Windsor
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Angela Joudrey
>>
>> aljoudrey@eastlink.ca <mailto:aljoudrey@eastlink.ca>
>>
>>
>> Life is too short to dance with ugly men.
>>
>>
>
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