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Eco LokiEncore un nuisible ! À croire qu'il y en a partout... Ou alors le problème c'est les gens qui en voient partout et pour toutes sortes de justifications claquées.<br> <br> Par exemple, on reproche au geai d'attaquer des oisillons ou d'autres petits volatiles ce qui est normal pour un oiseau en partie prédateur et opportuniste. <br> <br> Ce qui gêne chez ce corvidé, c'est surtout qu'il crie dans les bois et prévient de la présence des chasseurs, qu'il peut attaquer les petits animaux appelant en cage... Bref il dérange la domination absolue de certains.<br> <br> (Geai des chênes, Loir-et-cher, 03/25)<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/PhotographieOiseaux?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhotographieOiseaux</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Oiseaux?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oiseaux</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/ObservationOiseaux?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ObservationOiseaux</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Ornithologie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ornithologie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Corvide?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corvide</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Geai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Geai</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/GeaiDesChenes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeaiDesChenes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Ecologie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecologie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Nuisible?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nuisible</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/BirdsOfPixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdsOfPixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/BirdsOfMastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/BirdWatching?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdWatching</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Birding?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Birding</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/BirdPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Ornithology?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ornithology</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Corvids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corvids</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Jay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/CommonJay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CommonJay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Ecology?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecology</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Pest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pest</a>
NSW.Biodiversity<p>Invasive fish tilapia found in upper Mitchell River, north Queensland</p><p>"Tilapia is mostly found on Queensland's east coast after being introduced to the country in the 1970s as an ornamental fish... &gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-01-29/tilapia-found-northern-queensland-close-to-gulf-of-carpentaria/104840916" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-01-</span><span class="invisible">29/tilapia-found-northern-queensland-close-to-gulf-of-carpentaria/104840916</span></a><br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pest</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/tilapia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tilapia</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a></p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p>Unidentified pest devastates already weakened wild rice crop in northern Sask.</p><p>Researcher urges rapid action to protect economically and culturally important crops for Indigenous growers</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pest</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/unidentified-pest-wild-rice-harvest-damage-1.7322906" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewa</span><span class="invisible">n/unidentified-pest-wild-rice-harvest-damage-1.7322906</span></a></p>
michabbb<p>🎉 <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pest</span></a> v3 is now Available 🎉 </p><p><a href="https://pestphp.com/docs/pest3-now-available" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pestphp.com/docs/pest3-now-ava</span><span class="invisible">ilable</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHP</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Testing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Testing</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Framework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Framework</span></a></p>
aproitz<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@AmiW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AmiW</span></a></span> </p><p>Die wenigsten sind "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/K%C3%BCnstler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Künstler</span></a>" - die meisten aber geben sich als solche aus und <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/verw%C3%BCsten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>verwüsten</span></a> unsere <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/St%C3%A4dte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Städte</span></a> mit <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vandalismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vandalismus</span></a> und <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dreck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dreck</span></a>. Vor allem <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tagger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tagger</span></a> sind eine uninspirierte <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pest</span></a>, die auch vor <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Parks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parks</span></a> und <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/B%C3%A4umen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bäumen</span></a> nicht zurückschrecken und oft ihren <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/M%C3%BCll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Müll</span></a> zurücklassen. Da gibt's nix zu <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/verkl%C3%A4ren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>verklären</span></a>. 👎</p>
Colin Purrington<p>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. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/squash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>squash</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/zucchini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zucchini</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pest</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allotment</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>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. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/invasive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasive</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pest</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ailanthus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ailanthus</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpottedLanternfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpottedLanternfly</span></a> <a href="https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/b0bae43d-c65f-4f88-bc9a-323f3189cd35/page/QUCkC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lookerstudio.google.com/report</span><span class="invisible">ing/b0bae43d-c65f-4f88-bc9a-323f3189cd35/page/QUCkC</span></a></p>
NorfolkGreg<p>Just spotted at 20:35 tonight. How many will be jealous of being able to see such <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> from your lounge? Others will see the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Muntjac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Muntjac</span></a> as a <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pest</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Macquarie Island’s astounding recovery, ten years on from rats, mice and rabbits<br><a href="https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2024/macquarie-islands-astounding-recovery-ten-years-on-from-rats-mice-and-rabbits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">antarctica.gov.au/news/2024/ma</span><span class="invisible">cquarie-islands-astounding-recovery-ten-years-on-from-rats-mice-and-rabbits/</span></a></p><p>"Fifteen years ago, sub-<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Antarctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antarctic</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/MacquarieIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacquarieIsland</span></a> was so badly ravaged by <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/rabbits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rabbits</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/rats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rats</span></a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/mice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mice</span></a> that its <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> populations were fighting for survival... <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dogs</span></a> and their handlers scoured the island twice over, covering more than 90,000 km until in 2014, the island was declared <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pest</span></a> free... the recovery is absolutely extraordinary"</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>How a toxic <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fungus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungus</span></a> became the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/koji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koji</span></a> mold that brings us soy sauce<br><a href="https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/evolution-of-koji-mold-soy-sauce-sake" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowablemagazine.org/content/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/food-environment/2024/evolution-of-koji-mold-soy-sauce-sake</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> </p><p>"<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Aspergillus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aspergillus</span></a> oryzae helps to bring us <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SoySauce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoySauce</span></a>, sake and other traditional Asian foods. It does so by breaking down proteins and starches so that other <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbes</span></a> can finish off the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fermentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fermentation</span></a>. But A. oryzae wasn’t always so obliging. The wild version makes potent <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxins</span></a> that can poison the consumer and lead to <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>. Plus, it’s a destructive agricultural <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pest</span></a>... What changed?"</p>
AmiW Streetart ❄️<p>♥️ Artist: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LittleMejo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LittleMejo</span></a> in City: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/T%C3%A1rnok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tárnok</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pest</span></a> Hungary 🇭🇺 04/2024 - Title: "Pumukli" - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Streetart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UrbanArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pumukli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pumukli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pumuckl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pumuckl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MeisterEder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeisterEder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Comic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Series" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Series</span></a></p>
Bodling<p>Man oh man! I could dig Garlic Mustard for the rest of my life!</p><p>Not that I'd want to; there's just SO dang much of it.</p><p>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.</p><p><a href="https://deacon.social/tags/weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weeds</span></a> <a href="https://deacon.social/tags/InvasivePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasivePlants</span></a> <a href="https://deacon.social/tags/pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pest</span></a></p>
Myrmecological News<p>🆕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 <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>. <br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/invasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasion</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/alien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alien</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pest</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/danger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>danger</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ecoevo.social/@mattiamenchetti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mattiamenchetti</span></a></span> <br>Photo: © Enrico Schifani</p><p><a href="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/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/20</span><span class="invisible">24/03/25/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/</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>"One NOPD veteran, speaking anonymously, said the headquarters building has been infested with vermin for his nearly two decades on the force" <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/rats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rats</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pest</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NOLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOLA</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewOrleans</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>His identity has long been a matter of speculation and investigation, but <a href="https://c.im/tags/Banksy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banksy</span></a> 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.<br>Two art collectors are taking legal action against the graffiti artist’s company, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pest</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Control" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Control</span></a>, following its apparent refusal to confirm the authenticity of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Monkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monkey</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Queen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queen</span></a>. <br>After three years of trying to get an answer, Nicky Katz and Ray Howse are suing Pest Control for breach of contract.</p><p>They point to Pest Control’s website, which states that it will issue a&nbsp;certificate of authenticity for “paintings, prints, sculptures and other attempts at creativity”. It likens the certificate to “an MOT for the&nbsp;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.”<br>Banksy, known for his stencil-based images, has described himself as a “<a href="https://c.im/tags/quality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quality</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/vandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vandal</span></a>” ridiculing authority figures through artworks in public places. <br>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. <br>Pest Control was set up by the artist in 2008 after fake prints were sold online and it plays a&nbsp;key role in the market for his work. <br>An authentication certificate is vital to achieve the maximum price when selling his work, it has been claimed.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/09/legal-row-banksy-reveal-real-name-art-images-authenticity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/artanddesign/2</span><span class="invisible">024/mar/09/legal-row-banksy-reveal-real-name-art-images-authenticity</span></a></p>
Mary C Legg<p>Red Poplar Beetle, Chrysomela populi Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/3.2 1/160 iso: 200 Srbsko, Czech Repubic 6/7/2012 <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/beetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beetles</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Chrysomelidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chrysomelidae</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/leafBeetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leafBeetles</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Coleoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coleoptera</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pest</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/woodlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woodlands</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Invasive weed could be turned into a viable economic crop, say researchers<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-02-invasive-weed-viable-economic-crop.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-02-invasive</span><span class="invisible">-weed-viable-economic-crop.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PaddyMelons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaddyMelons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invasive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weeds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biocement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/urease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urease</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/erosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erosion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enzeymes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enzeymes</span></a></p>