Do Bug Zappers Work? Yeah—About As Well As Any Other Indiscriminate Wildlife Slaughter.

Do Bug Zappers Work? Yeah—About As Well As Any Other Indiscriminate Wildlife Slaughter.

Do Bug Zappers Work? Yeah—About As Well As Any Other Indiscriminate Wildlife Slaughter.

Bug zappers kill bugs by the thousands. But there’s a problem: They kill the wrong bugs. They are ineffective against mosquitoes and other biting flies, and their otherwise indiscriminate killing can disrupt pollination and generally throw the environment out of balance. Plus, the force of their electrocution can spew a mist of disease-ridden bug parts out into the air. All of the mosquito experts we spoke with and every relevant university extension office we could find unanimously condemned bug zappers. To keep an area free of bugs or to prevent yourself from getting bitten, there are much better alternatives.

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Do Bug Zappers Work? Yeah—About As Well As Any Other Indiscriminate Wildlife Slaughter.
Wirecutter: Reviews for the Real World
Bug zappers kill the wrong bugs—to control bugs without a spray repellent, use a spatial repellent or a fan instead.

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2 years ago

As promised, I’m posting an art piece of some sort for each new Oakie voter on this post:

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Oakie dokie (lol), the poll closes at 4pm today! Please vote for this acorn, I am unreasonably invested. I will post a piece of my art for e

Thank you @theoctopuscats for reblogging this!

This is a piece I did for an art class a few years ago using pastels, and I’m still really proud of it!

As Promised, I’m Posting An Art Piece Of Some Sort For Each New Oakie Voter On This Post:

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2 months ago

In regards of the Trump government scraping all trans inclusion in its queer information portion of its websites I have made this thing. Spread the word. Don't let them pretend we never existed.

In Regards Of The Trump Government Scraping All Trans Inclusion In Its Queer Information Portion Of Its
In Regards Of The Trump Government Scraping All Trans Inclusion In Its Queer Information Portion Of Its
In Regards Of The Trump Government Scraping All Trans Inclusion In Its Queer Information Portion Of Its

P.S: Don't like! Reblog! <3


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1 year ago

I gotta say, so much queer intra-community horseshit dropped off my shoulders when I decided to adopt a firm policy that everyone is the expert in their own identity, the single most knowledgeable person about what it's like to live life in their own skin, and that if someone describes their experience in ways I find contradictory or paradoxical I should do them the courtesy of presuming that they are striving to express something very specific and nuanced, rather than leaping to the conclusion that they're just dumb and using words wrong.

Sure, there are some combinations of identity terms that I look at and go "hmm, I don't get how that works." I'm still a human being. But there's a big difference between not getting how something works versus insisting that it doesn't.


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1 year ago

Please, please support them. I can’t imagine being in this situation. Whatever you can spare would help.

Please help me be able to go to the mental hospital.

Hi I don't know where to start so uh if you don't know me, I'm Hollow. I have been medicated and doing therapy for a bit now. I had breakthroughs and ups and downs. But somewhere in me I'm not safe and I need to go get professional help instead of hoping I can fight it long enough it goes away.

But its not as easy as checking in. I have been denied disability and in the meantime we're without reliable income. Biggest issue is, its not just me. My sister, our pets, and our home rely on whatever pennies we can scrape up. If I leave without covering the bills, we'll lose our home and she'll have nowhere to go. So my options are hope I survive and pay the bills, or come up with the money asap so the bills are covered and I can admit myself to the hospital.

I'm gonna be honest, I am both ashamed and disappointed that I even have to make this post. But I have no other options.

TLDR; I need to pay the bills before hand so I don't lose everything if I get life saving care.

random image from my computer to catch attention (sorry i know some folks just don't look at plain text posts and i'm kinda in crisis)

Please Help Me Be Able To Go To The Mental Hospital.
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I have been medicated and doing therapy for a bit now. I had breakthroughs and ups and downs. But somewhere in me I'm not safe and I need to

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8 months ago

Dear my friend , l ask your humenity for help , l am hassan from north gaza , me and my wife displaced more than 5 times , now me and my wife live in tent 💔😓 my wife lost her neonate because tent is unsuitable for life 🥹💔💔

Please help me by donate ,share ,reblog 🙏🏻🙏🏻💔

Vetted by @el-shab-husssein

https://gofund.me/1c7df49e

I’m sorry that I didn’t respond to this sooner! I will gladly donate and encourage others to donate and share this as well. You and your wife deserve safety and better conditions!


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1 year ago

I read this and couldn’t help but think of my mad scientist OC Dr. Kaye, who is very much a Type 1 (cold, calculating, emotionally detached) but has the recklessness of a Type 3 (rat bastard drenched in glowing mystery liquid with a shit eating grin). And she used to be anxious and paranoid… and still gets accused of being paranoid sometimes, because she has no friends and a lot of enemies and has decided it’s entirely rational to carry a gun and know how to use it. She’s a terrible person in general, but she gets a semi-redemption arc and she’s my little meow meow ❤️

I love mad scientists who have more academic knowledge than common sense (because I relate) (this is probably all mad scientists, kinda in the definition).

i love how many different mad scientist archetypes there are. we have like

- cold, calculating, really good at what they do, emotionally detached

- “dear GOD what did i just create”, paranoid, little meow meow

- bastard, rat, would find them drenched in glowing mystery liquid with a shit eating grin on their face, maniac cackling every time something is silly

and of course we have the mix why wouldnt we


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1 year ago

I regret to inform you I’m #actually autistic trash.


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1 year ago

These cool characters by @cozylittleartblog caught my eye lol. Check them out if you want :)

Val Is Kind Of A Freak
Val Is Kind Of A Freak
Val Is Kind Of A Freak
Val Is Kind Of A Freak

val is kind of a freak


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1 year ago

@theoptimistictabby thanks for voting for Oakie and spreading the word!

@theoptimistictabby Thanks For Voting For Oakie And Spreading The Word!
@theoptimistictabby Thanks For Voting For Oakie And Spreading The Word!
@theoptimistictabby Thanks For Voting For Oakie And Spreading The Word!
@theoptimistictabby Thanks For Voting For Oakie And Spreading The Word!

These are roughly inspired by my soulless mad scientist OC, Dr. Kaye.


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Hi, we're the River System! Katlyn (she/they) and Jacob (he/him). Came for the fandoms, stayed for the off-the-wall and the cringe. 22, autistic (language abled and low support needs), Environmental Biology major. Actual Mad Scientists ;) [We do science and don't do sanity!] Mostly this is Katlyn obsessing over bugs and fandoms (Undertale, Hollow Knight, Little Nightmares, Fire Emblem: Awakening, RWBY, Arcane). Also may include photography, dark aesthetics, and general chaos from Jacob. (Cover photo by Sagar Patil on Unsplash)

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