In Perry I hadn't seen a single one until last summer. In neighboring Cumberland they were everywhere with zero mitigation in place. I'm sure they'll be out here in abundance this year. Guess I should buy bigger stomping boots.

I knew it, I'm surrounded by assholes!

The EAB lives nearly all its life cycle out of sight under the bark so out of sight, out of mind unlike the flashy SLF and all of its instar phases. Human beings and their governments tend to react to that which they see whether or not it merits it

I'm admittedly pretty ignorant to what the state has done as a matter of policy against either invasive species (other than that I'm vaguely aware that firewood is not supposed to be transported between parks and such).

How much is being driven by government action, vs word-of-mouth? I don't imagine most people would see EAB on a daily basis - unless you're closely inspecting trees, would we be living ignorant to the infestation around us? Meanwhile with the lanternflies, there are so many that it feels like you're experiencing a biblical plague, it makes sense that everyone is stomping them and talking about stomping them.

One point: I am glad there were cameras. Those wheelchairs are extremely expensive. I shudder to think if this poor woman had no idea who destroyed her wheelchair and she had to pay for it herself. These 3 need to pay for a new wheelchair immediately. Even if they do offer to do that I believe these wheelchairs are custom made so it will likely take some time to get her a new one.

Ahhh. Sorry lol. I was walking around when I saw this and did not see that even after a minute of looking

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The increase in food for insect predators will lead to an at least short-lived insect predator boom. I'm saying that is disruptive. It's not a rebalancing.

But it really hasn't where I am and I work in the area where it's been the longest. They're almost non-existent now and except for a few non-native Tree of Heaven and non-native types of cultivated grapevine, there hasn't been much plant mortality in the couple years that SLF boomed before predators figured them out.

Asshole, Major Asshole.

His father? He's an Asshole, too, sir.

Philly Flyers GM Danny Asshole.

It made little difference where I work. The predators had it figured out less than two years after SLF arrived. The quarantine has little to do with it as people either are unaware or unwilling to follow it and are moving the creature around at will.

Nature represents the final determiner and sometimes moves very fast in doing so.

The state has worried so much about SLF and yet didn't seem nearly as concerned about EAB which has cost an inordinate amount of money and put the electrical grid and people's physical safety at fat greater risk.

Yep. Terrible for 2 years. And on year 3 wasps, birds, and spiders were DEVOURING these things.

I almost miss killing 30+ per walk now lol

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Isn't that part of the point, to try to control things until predators figure out if it's safe to eat? That's what helps mitigate ecological damage.

I mean if we factor in bribes, maybe it is actually that much. Because with the way some people drive in this state, I have a hard time believing they got their license legitmately.

Two points: First, I don’t like what he did. Second, I am hella glad there weren’t cameras everywhere when I was that age. I was a bit of an ahole especially when alcohol was involved, which was often back then.

Minimum wage in PA is $7.25

Too

Haaaa I live where this is our main paper. Disappointing

Yeah! NO! Been there…no such thing. Someone messed up the typeset. More like $25K

The opinion that yearly safety inspections are dumb.

Dan should smoke a joint and calm down.

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I just can’t help but think after reading that, did they care to really do maintenance in the “black area”? Even if they had their own folks, did they refuse to sell them adequate supplies? It seems like it could have been a terrible mess.

Some people fall up.