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-Benjamin Franklin
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Wasp control
I’d wanted to talk about how to read wasp body language this week, but that’ll be postponed. I couldn’t persuade any individuals to do threat displays this week – all live wasps were well-mannered, despite extreme invasion of their personal space. Most of the wasps I’ve seen around Trego are Polistes paper wasps. We have Read more
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Pushing Brooms
I noticed this picture of an unknown Austrian, in the early days of the first World War, adapting a group of Mauser C-96 pistols for the early air combat. The photo brought back the days when I was pushing brooms – George H.W. Bush was president, and one of the items of exchange with China Read more
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Filters come to Trego School
Trego School’s Health and Safety Plan includes HEPA filters installed in air purifiers and in the heaters. While the filters for the heaters have not yet arrived (and are not expected to be needed soon, given current temperatures), the others are here. HEPA filters specialize in filtering out the really small, things measured in microns Read more
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Community Decay… Part 2
What exactly is community decay? Who does this apply to? The Community Decay Ordinance for Lincoln County (2018-05) reads “It is unlawful for any person to maintain conditions that contribute to community decay on property owned, occupied, or controlled by him or her on or adjacent to any public roadway within the county.” At this Read more
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Talking about Risk
A headline read, “What if we could live for a million years?” My casual answer was “not a chance.” Even if we could eliminate aging and disease, we still have to consider risk. The National Safety Council reports 1.25 deaths for every 100 million miles of highway travel. Assume 10,000 miles per year of highway Read more
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Wasps… they’re not always out to get us.
What says midsummer better than unexpected wasp nests? Buzzing uncomfortably overhead, nests full to bursting with developing young. Dreadful things, right? What would you say if I told you that aggressive wasps (think of your stereotypical Bald Faced Hornets) aren’t the only kind out there? Even within a single species, there are a wide variety Read more
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