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I think there have always been waves of insect blooms, in just the natural=
resident insects, let alone those brought in by importing products. People=
in the woods can spread these things faster though by carrying wood around=
from place to place, yes, and introduce foreign species--indeed this is a =
problem.
The knee-jerk reaction to a wave of bugs is to douse things with spray and =
battle the bugs with interventions. But nature will triumph in the end if w=
e work with the way the system works, that's what I think.
Certain warblers for instance will thrive and produce huge numbers of young=
in Spruce Budworm infestation periods, it's the way in nature to keep thin=
gs in check. Bird declines worldwide are a problem in this natural system o=
f checks and balances, because bugs can take the upper hand and cause too m=
uch devastation. But swathes of forest dying out under normal circumstances=
, like a resident bug proliferating, is normal, and makes way for regenerat=
ion and a different habitat. One thing I've learned in birding is that if w=
e had old growth forest everywhere it'd be very limiting to the bird popula=
tions, who are varied and specific in their life history and food species. =
Some require young forest type settings, or even the first flush of growth =
including wild raspberry, "weeds" and alders and birch.
I'm saying local bugs killing groups of trees is likely going to be more su=
stainable and beneficial in the long run than humans trying to manage thing=
s by creating fires intentionally for example...the dead trees are there as=
homes and fertilizer as they rot and feed everything else over time. And i=
nfestations can give species like the Cape May Warbler a boom in population=
, to revive a flagging gene pool, perhaps. It's natural, these are the natu=
ral cycles.
Foreign bugs and imported pests are a problem though, because they disrupt =
the balance that's already been worked out for millennia!
Carmel Smith
On Friday, May 18, 2018, 10:13:19 a.m. ADT, Ian Manning <ianmanning4@gm=
ail.com> wrote: =20
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There's been insects that eat trees for longer than there has been birds, =
so don't think that's the issue.=C2=A0
In this scenario you can be pretty confident pointing the finger at people =
trying to save a buck on firewood while camping. If I were planting a tree =
on my front lawn today, ash would have dropped a couple spots on my list.=
=C2=A0
IM
On 18 May 2018 at 09:12, Carmel Smith <girlby@yahoo.com> wrote:
Interesting that there seems to be a surge of tree-destroying varmints. If=
we had enough birds, they might take care of it!=C2=A0
Carmel SmithMidville Branch,Lunenburg County, NS
On Friday, May 18, 2018, 9:10:01 a.m. ADT, Ian Manning <ianmanning4@gma=
il.com> wrote: =20
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Bad news out of NB yesterday.
https://www.canada.ca/en/food- inspection-agency/news/2018/ 05/emerald-ash-=
borer- confirmed-in-edmundston.html
IM =20
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We're mapping research in Southwest Nova Scotia.=C2=A0Link to your research=
project/publications here.
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<div>I think there have always been waves of insect blooms, in =
just the natural resident insects, let alone those brought in by importing =
products. People in the woods can spread these things faster though by carr=
ying wood around from place to place, yes, and introduce foreign species--i=
ndeed this is a problem.</div><div><br>The knee-jerk reaction to a wave of =
bugs is to douse things with spray and battle the bugs with interventions. =
But nature will triumph in the end if we work with the way the system works=
, that's what I think.</div><div><br></div><div>Certain warblers for instan=
ce will thrive and produce huge numbers of young in Spruce Budworm infestat=
ion periods, it's the way in nature to keep things in check. Bird declines =
worldwide are a problem in this natural system of checks and balances, beca=
use bugs can take the upper hand and cause too much devastation. But swathe=
s of forest dying out under normal circumstances, like a resident bug proli=
ferating, is normal, and makes way for regeneration and a different habitat=
. One thing I've learned in birding is that if we had old growth forest eve=
rywhere it'd be very limiting to the bird populations, who are varied and s=
pecific in their life history and food species. Some require young forest t=
ype settings, or even the first flush of growth including wild raspberry, "=
weeds" and alders and birch.<br><br>I'm saying local bugs killing groups of=
trees is likely going to be more sustainable and beneficial in the long ru=
n than humans trying to manage things by creating fires intentionally for e=
xample...the dead trees are there as homes and fertilizer as they rot and f=
eed everything else over time. And infestations can give species like the C=
ape May Warbler a boom in population, to revive a flagging gene pool, perha=
ps. It's natural, these are the natural cycles.<br><br>Foreign bugs and imp=
orted pests are a problem though, because they disrupt the balance that's a=
lready been worked out for millennia!</div><div><br></div><div>Carmel Smith=
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g to save a buck on firewood while camping. If I were planting a tree on my=
front lawn today, ash would have dropped a couple spots on my list. <=
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