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eddief
10-31-2009, 09:35 AM
Maybe not only in CA, but I have the feeling significant amounts of my tax dollars are going toward a rash of anti invasive pest commercials on tv and radio.

Does anyone know who is funding these and who gives a crap?

This seems to be in the same genre as the milk board's Got Milk?

I went to the website and could not figure out the motivation.

http://www.hungrypests.com/
OtayBW
10-31-2009, 10:04 AM
Insect infestation and deforestation in the U.S. is a HUGE problem. Ever run across a native chestnut tree - once the tallest and most dominant hardwood in Eastern U.S. forests? They're gone. Granted this was an introduced fungus, but insects are having a pronounced effect on many other species today.
Looks to me like the members of 'Hungrypests' represent a fairly diverse cross-section of interests.
eddief
10-31-2009, 11:53 AM
just seems like an obscure approach to try to get the public aligned. the commercials are sorta outa left field and somehow does not seem as if the general population is going to get up in arms about it.

not saying it's not impt, just seems like a weird thing to push the way they are doing it.
gomez308
10-31-2009, 04:18 PM
As long as we are OT, I'll drift it a little more. A small stand of American Chestnuts were recently discovered near my house. Studies are underway to see if there is something going on here that would help the species.

http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/7193



Insect infestation and deforestation in the U.S. is a HUGE problem. Ever run across a native chestnut tree - once the tallest and most dominant hardwood in Eastern U.S. forests? They're gone. Granted this was an introduced fungus, but insects are having a pronounced effect on many other species today.
Looks to me like the members of 'Hungrypests' represent a fairly diverse cross-section of interests.
OtayBW
10-31-2009, 05:14 PM
^ That is interesting. People find the occasional odd chestnut (rarely, actually), but they always die when they get to be of a certain size/age (the chestnut...). To find a stand of chestnuts is really cool. Maybe now with a lot more know-how, they can find out what the genetic susceptibility was that killed them off. Beautiful trees. Beautiful wood.
goonster
11-02-2009, 11:04 AM
The bison was decimated by an imported pest. :(

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