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Index of Subjects --00000000000007fd1d058b76dcbd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I asked Prof. Google about this, and she directed me to the following. - From Scientific American:* Cigarette Butts in Nests Deter Bird Parasites <https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/culturing-science/cigarette-butts-in-nests-deter-bird-parasites/>* - From the Economist: *Some birds use discarded cigarettes to fumigate their nests* <https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2017/09/30/some-birds-use-discarded-cigarettes-to-fumigate-their-nests> - From Nature: *City birds use cigarette butts to smoke out parasites <https://www.nature.com/news/city-birds-use-cigarette-butts-to-smoke-out-parasites-1.11952>* - From the New Scientist: *From the New Scientist Birds use cigarette butts for chemical warfare against ticks <https://www.newscientist.com/article/2138655-birds-use-cigarette-butts-for-chemical-warfare-against-ticks/>* These reports in the popular press all seem based on a single study by by three Mexico City researchers published in Biology Letters. The Royal Society has an abstract (but the full paper is behind the usual unconscionable academic paywall): - *Incorporation of cigarette butts into nests reduces nest ectoparasite load in urban birds: new ingredients for an old recipe?* <https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0931> On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 12:17 PM Ken J MacAulay <kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca> wrote: > John there was a recent article on-line about wild bees using plastic to > line their nests. That article also mentioned birds using cigarette > butts > in their nests to kill mites etc. Like you, though, I can't remember if > it > was on a news feed or a FaceBook article. Here is a link to an article > that > mentions the butt use at the end of the piece. > > > https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/06/wild-bees-building-homes-from-plastic/ > > Ken MacAulay > Port Mouton, NS > > -- *Parker Donh**am* +1-902-565-5555 parker@donham.ca Contrarian.ca --00000000000007fd1d058b76dcbd Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I a= sked Prof. Google about this, and she directed me to the following.</div><d= iv class=3D"gmail_default"><ul><li>From Scientific American:<b><a href=3D"h= ttps://blogs.scientificamerican.com/culturing-science/cigarette-butts-in-ne= sts-deter-bird-parasites/">=C2=A0 Cigarette Butts in Nests Deter Bird Paras= ites</a></b></li><li>From the Economist:<a href=3D"https://www.economist.co= m/science-and-technology/2017/09/30/some-birds-use-discarded-cigarettes-to-= fumigate-their-nests"><font size=3D"2"><span class=3D"gmail-flytitle-and-ti= tle__title"> <b>Some birds use discarded cigarettes to fumigate their nests= </b></span></font></a></li><li>From Nature: <b><a href=3D"https://www.natur= e.com/news/city-birds-use-cigarette-butts-to-smoke-out-parasites-1.11952">C= ity birds use cigarette butts to smoke out parasites</a></b></li><li>From t= he New Scientist:=C2=A0 <b><a href=3D"https://www.newscientist.com/article/= 2138655-birds-use-cigarette-butts-for-chemical-warfare-against-ticks/"><fon= t size=3D"2">From the New Scientist Birds use cigarette butts for chemical = warfare against ticks</font></a></b></li></ul>These reports in the popular = press all seem based on a single study by by three Mexico City researchers = published in Biology Letters. The Royal Society has an abstract (but the fu= ll paper is behind the usual unconscionable academic paywall):=C2=A0 <br><u= l><li><a href=3D"https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2= 012.0931"><b>Incorporation of cigarette butts into nests reduces nest ectop= arasite load in urban birds: new ingredients for an old recipe?</b></a></li= ></ul><div><b><br></b></div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gm= ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 12= :17 PM Ken J MacAulay <<a href=3D"mailto:kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca">kenmac= aulay@eastlink.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"= style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);p= adding-left:1ex">John there was a recent article on-line about wild bees us= ing plastic to <br> line their=C2=A0 nests.=C2=A0 That article also mentioned birds using cigar= ette butts <br> in their nests to kill mites etc.=C2=A0 Like you, though, I can't remem= ber if it <br> was on a news feed or a FaceBook article.=C2=A0 Here is a link to an articl= e that <br> mentions the butt use at the end of the piece.<br> <br> <a href=3D"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/06/wild-bees= -building-homes-from-plastic/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https:/= /www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/06/wild-bees-building-homes-fr= om-plastic/</a><br> <br> Ken MacAulay<br> Port Mouton, NS <br> <br> </blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g= mail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><di= v dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>= <b style=3D"font-size:x-small;font-family:monospace,monospace">Parker Donh<= /b><b style=3D"font-size:x-small"><font face=3D"monospace, monospace">am</f= ont></b></div></div><div><div><font face=3D"monospace, monospace" color=3D"= #333333"><span style=3D"font-size:13px">=C2=A0 +1-902-565-5555</span></font= ></div><div><font face=3D"monospace, monospace" color=3D"#333333"><span sty= le=3D"font-size:13px">=C2=A0=C2=A0<a href=3D"mailto:parker@donham.ca" targe= t=3D"_blank">parker@donham.ca</a></span></font></div><div><font face=3D"mon= ospace, monospace" color=3D"#333333"><span style=3D"font-size:13px">=C2=A0= =C2=A0Contrarian.ca<= /span></font></div><div><font face=3D"monospace, monospace" color=3D"#33333= 3"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"> =C2=A0</span></font></div><div><br></div= ></div>&l