Archive for the Environmental Care Category
Posted on February 10, 2010 with No Comments
Talk about Natural Pest Control…
Beetles are killing various trees that are important to the ecosystem. So how do you prevent them from doing that? How about blasting some “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses, or how about some “Stone Cold Crazy” by Queen, or even just play some Rush Limbaugh clips. Scientists have found that by playing heavy metal music or Rush Limbaugh (Limbaugh was so annoying to the scientists that they played his voice backwards with the same effect), aka the “nastiest, most offensive sounds they could find”, near beetle infested trees effects tunneling, mating and reproduction. This in effects makes it harder for beetles to eat through trees. It is thought that the acoustic stress that comes from these sounds disrupts feeding and even causes beetles to kill each other. “Beetle Mania”, as the project is dubbed, doesn’t use Beatles music, passing on the irony.
While using these sounds works at the start, after a while the beetles begin to ignore it. When this happened, the scientist turned to a new idea. The idea is to play this aggressive call made by males of the “tree-killer” species. They would play the call louder and longer. By doing this, it messed everything up for the beetles. Tunneling, mating, reproducing was effected. They were particularly effective in turning the beetles against each other, which is rare. On one instance, they played the call as a male and female were about to mate. The effect? The male ripped the female apart. There is still a need to expand this testing, to build upon the early returns. However, until then, it is pretty safe to say that the beetles would rather not hear Paradise City any time soon.
Discovery News broke the story.
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Posted on December 23, 2009 with 1 Comment
The “Bronx Swamp” has finally been drained by multiple departments within New York City’s government. After nearly a decade of local residents pressuring the city to do something, they finally have. The cleanup efforts cost nearly $350,000 and required the Environmental Protection Agency to pump out about 650,000 gallons of waste water, and the city Sanitation Department removed about 60 tons of waste after the water was drained. The “Bronx Swamp” has been a breeding ground to mosquitoes, rats and diseases over the past decade. Residents are happy, and the city is trying to figure out who owns the land to get compensated for the cleanup efforts.
The Bronx Swamp is located on the abandoned railroad tracks in Mott Haven.
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The Gothamist and NY1 both reported this story.
Posted on July 8, 2009 with No Comments
Owning a home has a lot of downsides. We all know that time of year where we need to pull out the ladders and head up to the roof to clean the gutters. Not only is this not a pleasant task, it can also be a very dangerous one. Clogged gutters can lead to leaks, insect infestation (mosquitoes) and can grow mold and mildew.
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Posted on June 11, 2008 with No Comments
Do you have a deck and find it fading colors or being very slippery when it rains? A deck wash and seal is what you need. This is a service we offer under our subsidiary company, EnviroCare LLC. This process is to power wash your deck to remove any dirt or moss that has caked onto your deck over months even years. This service will show an instant improvement in the look of your home. Now during the summer months you can enjoy your cleaned, and sealed decks!
