Invasive fish tilapia found in upper Mitchell River, north Queensland

"Tilapia is mostly found on Queensland's east coast after being introduced to the country in the 1970s as an ornamental fish... >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-01-29/tilapia-found-northern-queensland-close-to-gulf-of-carpentaria/104840916
#pest #tilapia #InvasiveSpecies #fish #ecosystems #biodiversity

Unidentified pest devastates already weakened wild rice crop in northern Sask.

Researcher urges rapid action to protect economically and culturally important crops for Indigenous growers

#News #Food #Indigenous #Farming #Agriculture #Pest

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/unidentified-pest-wild-rice-harvest-damage-1.7322906

#Pest v3 is now Available

https://pestphp.com/docs/pest3-now-available

@AmiW

Die wenigsten sind "#Künstler" - die meisten aber geben sich als solche aus und #verwüsten unsere #Städte mit #Vandalismus und #Dreck. Vor allem #Tagger sind eine uninspirierte #Pest, die auch vor #Parks und #Bäumen nicht zurückschrecken und oft ihren #Müll zurücklassen. Da gibt's nix zu #verklären.

Squash vine borer egg on my yellow squash. Every one you scrape off now means one less larva you'll need to dig out of the stem with a knife. #squash #zucchini #insect #pest #allotment #garden #moth #lepidoptera #GrowYourOwn

Spotted lanternfly nymph on the stem of an Ailanthus tree. Link is to a map of the current distribution in the United States. Not yet reported in Canada but likely just a matter of time. #hemiptera #insects #entomology #invasive #pest #ailanthus #SpottedLanternfly https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/b0bae43d-c65f-4f88-bc9a-323f3189cd35/page/QUCkC

Just spotted at 20:35 tonight. How many will be jealous of being able to see such #wildlife from your lounge? Others will see the #Muntjac as a #pest

Macquarie Island’s astounding recovery, ten years on from rats, mice and rabbits
https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2024/macquarie-islands-astounding-recovery-ten-years-on-from-rats-mice-and-rabbits/

"Fifteen years ago, sub-#Antarctic #MacquarieIsland was so badly ravaged by #rabbits, #rats and #mice that its #wildlife populations were fighting for survival... #Dogs and their handlers scoured the island twice over, covering more than 90,000 km until in 2014, the island was declared #pest free... the recovery is absolutely extraordinary"

How a toxic #fungus became the #koji mold that brings us soy sauce
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/evolution-of-koji-mold-soy-sauce-sake #fungi

"#Aspergillus oryzae helps to bring us #SoySauce, sake and other traditional Asian foods. It does so by breaking down proteins and starches so that other #microbes can finish off the #fermentation. But A. oryzae wasn’t always so obliging. The wild version makes potent #toxins that can poison the consumer and lead to #cancer. Plus, it’s a destructive agricultural #pest... What changed?"

Artist: #LittleMejo in City: #Tárnok #Pest Hungary 04/2024 - Title: "Pumukli" - #Art #Streetart #Mural #UrbanArt #Artist #Pumukli #Pumuckl #MeisterEder #Comic #TV #Series

Man oh man! I could dig Garlic Mustard for the rest of my life!

Not that I'd want to; there's just SO dang much of it.

Plus, I know that whenever I get "done" I can come back the next day and there'll be tons more that I actually missed before.

interview: " The arrival of the imported red fire ant (𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑎) to Europe"; in this interview, Mattia Menchetti talks about fire ant in Sicily, the first record of an established population in #Europe.
#invasion #alien #italy #pest #danger @mattiamenchetti
Photo: © Enrico Schifani

https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2024/03/25/the-arrival-of-the-imported-red-fire-ant-%f0%9d%91%ba%f0%9d%92%90%f0%9d%92%8d%f0%9d%92%86%f0%9d%92%8f%f0%9d%92%90%f0%9d%92%91%f0%9d%92%94%f0%9d%92%8a%f0%9d%92%94-%f0%9d%91%b0%f0%9d%92%8f%f0%9d%92%97/

His identity has long been a matter of speculation and investigation, but #Banksy may be forced to reveal his real name if a dispute over a print of the late Queen Elizabeth depicted as a bejewelled primate ends up in court.
Two art collectors are taking legal action against the graffiti artist’s company, #Pest #Control, following its apparent refusal to confirm the authenticity of #Monkey #Queen.
After three years of trying to get an answer, Nicky Katz and Ray Howse are suing Pest Control for breach of contract.

They point to Pest Control’s website, which states that it will issue a certificate of authenticity for “paintings, prints, sculptures and other attempts at creativity”. It likens the certificate to “an MOT for the art world”: “[It] means you can buy, sell or insure a piece of art knowing it’s legitimate and the wheels won’t fall off.”
Banksy, known for his stencil-based images, has described himself as a “#quality #vandal” ridiculing authority figures through artworks in public places.
His partially shredded painting Love is in the Bin sold for more than £18.5m at auction in 2021, while his signed prints sell for five and six figures.
Pest Control was set up by the artist in 2008 after fake prints were sold online and it plays a key role in the market for his work.
An authentication certificate is vital to achieve the maximum price when selling his work, it has been claimed.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/09/legal-row-banksy-reveal-real-name-art-images-authenticity

Red Poplar Beetle, Chrysomela populi Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/3.2 1/160 iso: 200 Srbsko, Czech Repubic 6/7/2012 #beetles #Chrysomelidae #leafBeetles #Coleoptera #pest #insect #invertebrates #macro #woodlands

Invasive weed could be turned into a viable economic crop, say researchers
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-invasive-weed-viable-economic-crop.html #australia #agriculture #PaddyMelons #invasive #weeds #pest #biocement #urease #erosion #enzeymes