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After a tragedy at a traveling 3 ring circus, Spongy the Flying Man (Chris Leveille) lends his expertise. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Mary Stone answers a question about whether Spongy Moths, formerly called Gypsy Moths, make tents in trees. Not so, though the larvae look similar to Eastern Tent Caterpillars and Fall Webworms. Spongy Moths can completely defoliate and kill trees. Mary shares safe remedies for the creepy crawlies. Then, she recounts her brother Rick's hilarious experience with Tent Caterpillars and the identification of another culprit in his rose dilemma—a Scarlet and Green Leafhopper!Related Podcasts and Blog Posts you'll enjoy:Related Podcasts and Blog Posts you'll enjoy:Spongy Moths Vs. Tent Caterpillars – Blog PostRose is a Rose Pest Remedies – features my brother Rick's hilarious dilemmaFall Webworm vs. Tent Caterpillars -  Blog Post Ep 71. Diehard Campers - Tent Caterpillars and Webworms 8888I'd love to hear your garden and nature stories and your thoughts about topics for future podcast episodes. You can email me at AskMaryStone@gmail.com.You can follow Garden Dilemmas on Facebook and Instagram #MaryElaineStone.Episode web page —Garden Dilemmas Podcast PageThank you for sharing the Garden of Life,Mary Stone, Columnist & Garden Designer                                        AskMaryStone.comMore about the Podcast and Column: Welcome to Garden Dilemmas, Delights, and Discoveries. It's not only about gardens; it's about nature's inspirations, about grasping the glories of the world around us, gathering what we learned from mother nature, and carrying these lessons into our garden of life. So, let's jump in in the spirit of learning from each other. We have lots to talk about. Thanks for tuning in, Mary Stone Garden Dilemmas? AskMaryStone.comDirect Link to Podcast Page

This week we bring you a series of stories from our public radio partners around New England exploring how the region's flora, fauna and fungi are living with climate change. Plus lawmakers are trying to make a contingency plan in case the only Vermont-based health insurance company, Blue Cross Blue Shield, goes under. And Vermont's unemployment rate holds steady, a new soil testing center for farmers opens at UVM, and where to watch trout travel upstream.

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The Washington State Department of Agriculture has wrapped this year's trapping for invasive pests, and the USDA's Farm Labor Report, released November 20, offers a glimpse into the future of farm expenses.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has wrapped this year's trapping for invasive pests, and the USDA's Farm Labor Report, released November 20, offers a glimpse into the future of farm expenses.

The spongy moth (lymantria dispar) is a non-native, foliage eating insect that threatens deciduous trees and impacts humans. It is considered one of the 100 most destructive invasive species worldwide. Originally from Europe and Asia, spongy moths made their debut in the Massachusetts in 1869 in an unsuccessful attempt to introduce silk production to the US. They complete one generation in a full year with a life cycle that consists of four stages: Egg: Females lay eggs in masses of 500-1000 in August. The egg masses are beige with velvety texture and spongy consistency. Larva (caterpillar): The larval stage typically lasts about 7 weeks. Larvae are most active during May and June. The caterpillars partially or entirely strip trees of their leaves. They prefer oaks, especially white and chestnut. But they'll also eat alder, aspen, basswood, birch, hawthorn and willow trees. Pupa (Cocoon): After feeding and accumulating far, the larvae pupate. Adult (moth): The adult emerges from the pupa and reproduces If you have damaged, compromised, or beloved trees in your landscape, be prepared to treat those trees early if spongy moth injury is expected. Talk to an arborist about applying a well-timed insecticide treatment. Also, consider adding a tree band in late May. These trap spongy moth caterpillars as they hike up and down a tree. Don't forget to fertilize the tree to improve its ability to recover from spongy moth damage. And make sure to water your tree on dry days to prevent any added stress from drought. Dr. Clive Jones is a terrestrial ecologist with expertise in biodiversity and environmental management. Working with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY, he joined the Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley to talk about the recent outbreaks of spongy moths in the area. Clive has spent much of his career studying how organisms physically modify the non-living environment and the consequences for those species, other species and ecological processes. He has also contributed to understanding complex interaction webs in oak forests that connect oaks and acorns with insect outbreaks like spongy moth. He joins Dr. Charles Canham, another senior scientist at the Cary Institute who specializes in forest ecology and management. We hope you find this conversation and interesting as we did. Hosts: Jean Thomas and Teresa Golden Guests: Clive Jones and Charles Canham Photo by: Teresa Golden Production Support: Linda Aydlett, Deven Connelly, Teresa Golden, Xandra Powers, Annie Scibienski, Robin Smith Resources

There's a 13-acre nature preserve at Marist College, where I teach environmental journalism, called Fern Tor. Most students don't know about it, so last month I took my class to explore the preserve and to illustrate that, when we go into the woods or on the river, we need to be alert for stories. What is the environment telling us? For example, since tor means rocky outcropping, will we see rocky outcroppings? (We did.) Why are those two trees dying? (Proximity to the train tracks.) Is the preserve large and healthy enough to support animals larger than squirrels? (Yes, judging from the wild turkeys.) Then we came across a corridor of towering white bushes. They were glorious, but the understory is darker. We were in the two-week annual window when Japanese knotweed bloom. It was easy to see why people imported them in the 19th century: They smelled heavenly. The plant was prized for its ability to grow up to 10 feet a year, creating quick privacy fences on gilded estates. But that rapid growth means that Japanese knotweed shades out native species, which soon die. The roots are strong enough to crack home foundations, and the stalks can rise through sidewalks. Cutting it back encourages the roots to send up more stalks. Even if dug up, the plant can reproduce from a single rhizome. That's a story. And here's another: How we talk about problematic plants can be problematic. Many scientists, researchers and journalists would like to change the language we use to discuss invasives. For instance, the preferred scientific name for the gypsy moth is now spongy moth, because gypsy is a slur for Romani people. Spongy moth was chosen because it describes the egg sacs the moths lay. That's becoming the pattern: Rename invasives for a distinguishing characteristic. The Asian Carp is now the Bighead Carp, the Asian Giant Hornet (nicknamed the "murder hornet" because they rip the heads off honeybees) is now the Northern Giant Hornet (because it's from northern Asia). Japanese knotweed is still Japanese knotweed. But, at a recent symposium of local scientists and researchers, we discussed what names could be used instead. Calling it "knotweed" doesn't work because there are other species with knotweed in their names. "Invasive knotweed" was the best we could come up with, but that isn't specific enough for scientific use. Journalists can change the language we use more easily than scientists. If we write about Japanese knotweed "eradicating" native species, or even the need to "fight" invasive species, we're establishing a narrative that anything that isn't from here is dangerous and needs to be destroyed. But not every species that came here only recently causes ecological problems; we use "non-native" to refer to them. Aggressive language also confers a negative agency to species, as if they came here with the express purpose of laying waste. It's not the plants' fault they're here, they were brought by people. The problem is us. Even "invasive" has negative connotations, but no one has been able to come up with a suitable replacement ("Colonizing species"?). What can we do? A scientist I interviewed years ago explained that the problem with invasive species is that they transform thriving and diverse ecosystems into monocultures, making them more vulnerable to outside threats. For an ecosystem, strength comes from diverse species mutually thriving and supporting each other. That's a story worth telling.

El recopilatorio “Why don’t you smile now” (Light In The Attic) recoge parte del trabajo de Lou Reed para Pickwick Records en los dos años previos a la formación de The Velvet Underground. En 1964 Reed fue contratado por esta disquera como compositor, músico de sesión y ocasional intérprete. Un trabajo a destajo en donde aprendió el funcionamiento de la industria de la música comercial, co-escribiendo decenas de canciones de todos los estilos, las cuales eran grabadas por bandas ficticias de estudio o artistas emergentes que aspiraban a convertirse en estrellas del pop.(Foto del podcast por Matthew Kloss)Playlist (Todas las canciones de “Why don’t you smile now” salvo donde indicado;(sintonía) LOU REED “I’m waiting for the man (demo mayo 1965)” (Words and Music)THE PRIMITIVES “Sneaky Pete”LOU REED “Merry-go-round” (single 1962)SPONGY and THE DOLLS “Really really really really really love”THE ALL NIGHT WORKERS “Why don’t you smile”ROBERTHA WILLIAMS “Tell mamma not to cry”THE J BROTHERS “Ya running, but I’ll getcha”BEVERLEY ANN “We got trouble”RONNIE DICKERSON “Oh no don’t do it”THE PRIMITIVES “The Ostrich”THE ROUGHNECKS “You’re driving me insane”THE BEACHNUTS “Cycle Annie”JEANNIE LARIMORE “Johnny won’t surf no more”THE SURFSIDES “Little Deuce Coupe”THE HOLLYWOODS “Teardrops in the sand”THE HI-LIFES “Soul City”RONNIE DICKERSON “What about me”THE BEACHNUTS “Sad, lonely, orphan boy”THE HI-LIFES “I’m gonna fight”LOU REED “Heroin” (demo mayo 1965)” (Words and Music)Escuchar audio

Liv speaks with Professor Helen King about her new book Immaculate Forms, and the history of the female body. From the ancient world (women were wet and spongy) to the more modern (Man Discovers Clitoris). Plus, Artemis and periods. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Judge to determine if a new state law banning certain vaping products violates Kentucky's constitution, Kentuckians warned to keep an eye out for a certain kind of moth and, new exhibit highlights music icon Jerry Garcia's ties to bluegrass music. 

We look at what's in the proposed budget for Milwaukee Public Schools. A poison expert and author talks about science literacy. We speak with the producer of a podcast that explores the impact of forever chemicals in Wisconsin. We learn about an invasive species that's threatening Wisconsin's trees.

Local outbreak continues, little threat to humans If it seems like every spongy moth caterpillar in the Highlands hatched this week, it's because they probably did. "That was a boom day," said Clive Jones of the Cary Institute in Millbrook, referring to the spongy moth caterpillars - formerly gypsy moths - first spotted on Wednesday (May 1). He said a similar mass hatching occurred the previous week in Gardiner, and that the Cary Institute's campus was seeing its first outbreak of what he called "spongies" since the 1990s. The caterpillars prefer oak leaves, so the same conditions that trigger oaks to start budding - a certain number of consecutive days above a certain temperature - also trigger the caterpillars to hatch. "Many insects have managed to get themselves synchronized to when food is available," Jones explained. If the blanket of caterpillars is disconcerting now, brace yourself. Soon the caterpillars will start "ballooning," or hanging from branches by a silk thread and letting the winds gently carry them to new trees. Jones said that because the hatch was so large, the competition for feeding spots will be fierce, which means a lot of floating caterpillars. "It's irritating when you walk through a cloud of them, but at that point they're not particularly problematic," said Jones. The caterpillars do not bite, but their tiny hairs can cause a reaction that feels like a bite. Jones suggests wearing long sleeves and long pants for the next few weeks - and a wide-brimmed hat. "There's going to be caterpillar crap falling everywhere," said Jones. The technical term is frass. The Cary Institute hosts a page at bit.ly/cary-spongy that lists strategies for dealing with the outbreak, besides hiding indoors. Since most of the spongy egg sacs have hatched, disposing of them is a waste of time. Burning the sacs with a blowtorch is a popular method but New York State's burn ban is in effect until May 14. To protect a tree from the caterpillars, tie a band of burlap around the trunk. The caterpillars will fall to the ground and can be swept up and placed in a bucket of hot soapy water and composted the next day. Because of the prickly hairs, Jones recommends wearing latex gloves. Wrapping a sticky band around trunks is an option, but can ensnare beneficial pollinators as well. There's also the microbial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), but you need a license to apply it. Jones said anyone with that license in the state is already booked for the season. Squashing individual caterpillars won't make much of a difference, Jones said, but "some people gain a certain degree of satisfaction from smashing a caterpillar. I'm not going to take that pleasure away from people." The final option is to pray for rain. Spongy moths have two natural predators: white-footed mice and the fungus Entomophaga maimaiga. When the outbreaks get to be as big as this one currently is, the mice can't eat enough to make a dent. The fungus needs lots of wet, humid weather over the next six weeks without having too many days in the 80-degree range. "It's just like growing mold in your basement," said Jones. The fungus infects the caterpillars with spores that kill them, and as the caterpillars decompose the spores spread to new hosts. The good news is that there shouldn't be much permanent damage. There may be a lot of defoliation in the Highlands this spring and summer, as there was last year in the first season of the outbreak, but most hardwood trees will recover. Eventually, the caterpillar population will get so big that it will get stressed trying to find enough food, weakening their immune system and making them more susceptible to a virus that is always present in the population, but sub-lethal when stress levels are low. That will lead to a population crash and the end of the outbreak. Whether that happens this year or next year is unknown. For those who would like to learn more, Jones is planning a public walk at the Cary Institute on Ju...

A discussion about the differences between compact and spongy bone as well as a chat about bone development

Kathryn Bronsky, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Policy Manager, joins Jon Hansen in for John Williams to talk about USDA hungry pests such as the spongy moth that can damage U.S. agriculture and forests. Listen in while Kathryn explains how these invasive pests are affecting the Midwest and why spongy moths are best eliminated as […]

Kathryn Bronsky, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Policy Manager, joins Jon Hansen in for John Williams to talk about USDA hungry pests such as the spongy moth that can damage U.S. agriculture and forests. Listen in while Kathryn explains how these invasive pests are affecting the Midwest and why spongy moths are best eliminated as […]

Kathryn Bronsky, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Policy Manager, joins Jon Hansen in for John Williams to talk about USDA hungry pests such as the spongy moth that can damage U.S. agriculture and forests. Listen in while Kathryn explains how these invasive pests are affecting the Midwest and why spongy moths are best eliminated as […]

In episode 1630, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian behind the comedy special Spiritually Filthy, Mort Burke, to discuss… Maybe We Need To Reframe The BIDEN IS OLD Conversation, Los Angeles Just Proved How Spongy a City Can Be and more! Joe Biden Is Picking Cars Over the Planet Los Angeles Just Proved How Spongy A City Can Be Mark Zuckerberg Awkwardly Hanging With Volkanovski's Corner LISTEN: Numb by Andy StottSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As relentless rains pounded LA, the city's “sponge” infrastructure helped gather 8.6 billion gallons of water—enough to sustain over 100,000 households for a year. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Emily and Dan define boundaries, break down the four types of boundaries, and offer examples from their lives of boundaries in practice.Boundaries are so critical to Emily and Dan, they're what inspired The Great Job! Podcast in the first place!Emily and Dan define boundaries as where a person begins and ends. Boundaries are often misunderstood because they are such an abstract concept. They offer several examples of boundaries in action so we can learn to identify them more readily. Emily and Dan each suggest several boundary-related books that they read to understand the concepts and then detail what Nina Brown describes as the four types of boundaries: soft boundaries, or enmeshment, rigid boundaries, squishy boundaries, and flexible boundaries. As people, we move through each of the four types all the time as we navigate life. Each type of boundary also has the possibility to be enforced to an extreme, either too much or too little. Maintaining a boundary is the hardest, and most meaningful, part of the process. Emily shares a recent story of upholding a boundary with her mother-in-law and how she is so glad she did because expressing our boundaries is the quickest way to banish resentment and bitterness in relationships.Stay in the loop and sign up for the Great Job! newsletter.Episode Outline: (00:18) Boundaries are where you begin and end as a person(06:36) Soft boundaries(13:23) Rigid boundaries(15:31) No is a complete sentence(19:02) A boundary isn't about controlling someone else(21:01) Holding the boundary is the hardest part(28:18) Spongy vs flexible boundaries(31:11) What boundaries are not(33:33) Boundaries and kidsResources Referenced:Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. Robert Townsend Boundaries with Kids by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. Robert Townsend Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab Nedra Glover Tawwab InstagramCoping with Infurating, Mean, Critical People by Nina Brown Connect with Dan and Emily: Great Job! WebsiteGreat Job! Twitter Great Job! Facebook Great Job! LinkedIn About Dan and Emily: We're Dan and Emily Mall, the parents behind Great Job! We've known each other since 5th grade, been together for over twenty years, and have spent the last 12 years raising our two daughters, Sidda and Charlie. We started this space after we noticed a lot of our friends and teachers (and our kids' friends' parents) coming to us for advice or to compliment the way our kids sometimes show up in the world. We wanted a way to share our stories of...

On this Spongy episode of YBYG Mike McGrath cleans up your Garden in a soapy Question of the Week!  Plus your soapy phone calls!!

This week the guys discuss found pizza, McDonald's drinks, and stories of theft. Also, are comedy movies dead? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sociallyconstipated/message

Today we have Ollie Vetrovec from Cornell University on the show. They will be talking about the Spotted Lanternfly. If you have concerns about this pest or would like to report a sighting please visit: https://cals.cornell.edu/new-york-state-integrated-pest-management/outreach-education/whats-bugging-you/spotted-lanternfly Notice: There is a reference to Spongy Moth, the insect formerly known as Gypsy Moth. Spongy moth is the accepted common name. If you have questions regarding this change please visit: https://www.entsoc.org/publications/common-names/better-common-names-project

We look at how invasive spongy moths might alter Wisconsin's forests. Then we explore how climate change is damaging wild rice harvests in Spur Lake and how ecologists and First Nations are trying to restore the plants.

The fuzzy insects cling to houses and trees and chew their way through foliage, leaving a mess of damage behind. In 2022, the invasive caterpillars defoliated nearly 43,000 acres in Vermont, This year, they seem to be almost non-existent.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Drawing attention to invasive Lymantria dispar dispar spongy moth outbreaks as an important, neglected issue in wild animal welfare, published by Meghan Barrett on May 28, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This post contains only the summary of a longer research post, written by Meghan Barrett and Hannah McKay. The full post can be found at the above link on Rethink Priorities website. Summary One aim of wild animal welfare research is to identify situations where large numbers of wild animals are managed by humans in ways that have significant welfare impacts. If the number of individuals is large and the welfare impacts significant, the issue is important. As humans are managing these animals, it is possible the welfare impacts could be moderated to reduce their suffering. The massive scale of invasive (e.g., non-native) Lymantria dispar dispar (spongy moth) outbreaks represents an unappreciated wild animal welfare issue, and thus deserves further attention from a welfare (not simply an invasive species-control) perspective. The spongy moth is not endemic to North America. The species experiences localized three year-long outbreaks of half a billion or more caterpillars/km2 every 10-15 years in regions where they are well established (including their native range). Spongy moths currently occupy at least 860,000 km2 in North America, only ¼ of their possible range (though most of the occupied area is not experiencing outbreak conditions, most of the time). L. dispar continues to spread slowly to new areas each year despite multi-million dollar efforts to stop expansion. Assuming spongy moth caterpillars are sentient, methods for actively controlling them during outbreaks cause substantial suffering. The aerial spray (Btk) ruptures the stomach, causing the insect to die from either starvation or sepsis over two to seven days. However, because outbreaks are so large, most caterpillars are not actively targeted for control, and ‘natural forces' are allowed to reduce the outbreak. The most prominent natural forces to rein in an outbreak are starvation and disease. The accidentally introduced fungus, Entomophaga (meaning “insect eater”) maimaiga, digests caterpillars' insides before pushing through the exoskeleton to release spores, usually within a week. LdNPV virus is also common in the spongy moth population, but only causes high levels of mortality during outbreaks when larvae are stressed from extreme competition. A symptom of severe LdNPV infection is “larval melting,” or the liquefaction of the insect's internal organs. The scale of spongy moth outbreaks is tremendous, though notably these outbreaks are not necessarily higher-density than numbers of other insect species (e.g., 740 million to 6.2 billion individual wireworms/km2; Smithsonian, n.d.). However, spongy moths are one of the best tracked non-native insects (Grayson & Johnson, 2018; e.g., Stop the Spread program), providing us with better data for analyzing the scale of the welfare issue (both in terms of caterpillar density within outbreaks, and the total area affected by outbreaks). In addition, there is potential for significant range expansion by spongy moths that would increase the scope of the welfare concern, and there appears to be extreme suffering1 induced by both active and natural outbreak control. As a result, spongy moth welfare during outbreaks could be an issue of concern for animal welfare advocates. Further research could improve spongy moth welfare by: 1) identifying the most promising long-term interventions for preventing/reducing the occurrence of outbreaks behind the invasion front, 2) contributing to halting the spread of spongy moths into new areas, and 3) identifying the highest-welfare outbreak management strategies where outbreaks do occur. Thanks for listening. To help us ...

Spongy moths are returning in full force this year. An entomologist tells us why. Plus, we learn how much No Mow May is actually helping our pollinators.

Long before there were dinosaurs, giant bugs dominated this Earth . There were millipedes eight feet in length and dragonflies with wingspans of more than two feet. We get a bit of insect history from entomologist Phil Pellitteri.

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DIY House Medic Podcast Show NotesSponsored by Roy Worley Voice OversSeason: 3Episode: 141Episode Title: Listener Questions: Counter-top fit, pallet Wood On The Wall, Spongy Roof and a Kool Tool; Along with a BONUS Holiday Vegetable Dish RecipeEpisode Summary:Today's episode #141. This week it is listener question smorgasbord. Counter-top fit, pallet Wood On The Wall, Spongy Roof and a really Kool Tool; Along with a BONUS Holiday Vegetable Dish RecipePlus regular segments, Contractor John's tip of the week, and the Jeopardy question of the week.Resources mentioned in this episode:Kool Tool contour GuageDrywall repair video using USG EXZ-Sand setting productRoasted Brussel Sprouts, Butternut Squash, Pecans, and Craisins Ingredients3 cups of Brussel sprouts, ends trimmed, yellow leaves removed, and halved1 ½ cups of Butternut squash peeled, and cut into 1” cubes2 cups of pecan halves1 cup dried cranberries2 to 8 tablespoons of maple syrup (optional)Olive oil½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon Combine brussel sprouts and squash into a bowl and add 3 table spoons olive oil, cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of maple syrup. Mix all ingredients together and spread on a baking sheet, single layer.Place in a 400 degree oven for 25 minutes turning them over ½ way through.While the mixture is in the oven put the pecans in a frying pan, single layer and roast them over low heat, until just turning brown, pull off heatWhen the mixture comes out of the oven, combine the brussel sprout/squash, pecans and cranberries.Add additional maple syrup and salt to taste.You may want to add a little more olive oil and or cinnamon too.You can serve this dish warm or cold but warm is better.Contractor John's Show Schedule for 2022 is completedClick here for our current inventory of Cutting & Charcuterie Boards; Table Saw Creations by Contractor JohnAsk questions, post comments at the Contractor John/DIY House Medic Facebook PageVisit the Contractor John website and receive a free monthly Home Maintenance Checklist for followingContractor JohnVisit the Contractor John YouTube Channel and please Subscribe to my channel.All Automotive with Matt Clawson Informative automotive related topics. My advice from 30 years of being in the business.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

The mystery and the egg mass were from spongy moths—the terribly invasive insect previously called a gypsy moth—just as the two girls had been trying to tell me. “Do you know how the students knew about the spongy moth? Have you been talking about them in class?” I asked the teachers in an email. Personally, I've been ignoring the headlines about them, which is why I didn't recognize these two life stages.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Growing the US tofu market - a roadmap, published by George Stiffman on October 20, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This post is a roadmap to growing the US tofu market. There is a ton of delicious impact to be had, and I hope more of you in the alt protein space will consider joining me. (Thank you to Kris Chari and Nick Corvino for helpful feedback.) A yuba-based Napoleon pastry from my forthcoming book, Broken Cuisine. Photo credit: Ryan Tanaka Why should I care about tofu? When I first visited China, I assumed tofu was just a pasty, white block. I never would've imagined that tofus could melt. or that some varieties tasted like aged cheese. or that others had a bread-like crumb! Chinese tofus are some of the most culinarily exciting plant-based proteins in existence. Yet, hardly anyone outside the Chinese community knows they exist! Yunnan juicy tofu, grilled over charcoal with seasoned chili powder. The average American eats just 1 block of conventional tofu per year. Yet, even this tiny consumption, added up, is enough to displace millions of animal lives from factory farms each year. While I personally love firm, soft, and silken tofu, these ingredients are poor fits for western cooking styles and taste preferences. In contrast, several Chinese tofus are much, much, much better fits. If we can find the "avocado toast" of these tofus, expand ingredient supply, and successfully promote, the market for these varieties could thus be many times larger, someday saving 10s or 100s of millions of animal lives each year. Beyond directly reducing demand for meat, promoting Chinese tofus could have several other benefits: Chinese tofus could make plant-based cooking more appealing to chefs in ways that meat analogs (plant-based meats, cultivated meat, etc.) cannot. If true, this could turn some of our biggest stalwarts to plant-based progress into allies and evangelists, shifting the culture around dining. Shifting culture could have more impact than merely substituting meat for mock meat or tofu. Better tasting vegan food seems necessary for moral circle expansion. Chinese tofus are one of the best opportunities to expand vegan cooking, as their unique culinary properties can do things that meat and vegetables cannot. (This seems especially pressing if you have short AI timelines and worry about value lock-in, but there don't seem to be many interventions currently being pursued.) Making tofu a high prestige food in the States could possibly raise it's status in China. After living in China for several years and studying the Chinese farmed animal welfare space throughout 2020, I am pretty pessimistic about near-term prospects for animals. Promoting tofu in the west, to raise its status in China, could, however, be a straightforward and significant way to contribute. Because traditional plant protein advocacy is so neglected within the alt protein space, there could be a lot of information value in trying to promote Chinese tofus. Beyond being massive in scale and very neglected, I am hopeful that this opportunity is tractable, as you'll see below... Wait! What is Chinese tofu? China is the birthplace of tofu and has over 20 distinct varieties. While some of these varieties are common across Asia, the majority are specific to Chinese cooking. There are a few, in particular, that seem to be great fits for western cooking styles: Shanghai tofu ( shanghaisuji) - ultra high in protein, rich/eggy/custardy flavor, bready structure that can be cooked into cakes, soup dumplings, "crostini", protein crumbles, etc. Spongy tofu ( qianyedoufu) - a fishcake-like tofu, pre-seasoned (NOT bland), delicious blended, braised, or grilled, can be dense and chewy or light and silky. Fermented tofu ( furu) - a funky, cheesy, umami seasoning that's blended into sauces or rubbed onto brea...

Leah Robinson, CIC, CRM, AINS, CAWC is a Commercial Lines Agent at the My Member Insurance Agency in Saginaw, MI. Considering herself a generalist, Leah enjoys working with clients ranging from cannabis cultivators to contractors, and everything in between. Leah has been on the Big I Michigan Young Agents Committee since 2018 and is currently the Past-Chair until August 31, 2023. In September 2022 Leah was named Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America's National Young Agent of the Year. Leah first became a student of the insurance industry in the fall of 2012 as a senior in high school taking dual enrollment classes with Olivet College. She later graduated Summa Cum Laude from Olivet College in 2016 with her bachelor's degree, dual majoring in Insurance & Risk Management and Financial Planning.My Member Insurance: https://www.mymemberinsurance.comSpeakers In this episode (in order):Dustyne Bryant, CIC, CISR, Personal Lines Academic Director at The National Alliance For Insurance Education & ResearchMac Leberman, Media Producer for The National Alliance For Insurance Education & ResearchLeah Robinson, AINS, CAWC, CIC, CRM Producer at My Member Insurance Agency; Former Chairperson of Michigan Young Agents AssociationPaul Martin, CPCU Director of Academy Content at The National Alliance For Insurance Education & ResearchTom Humphreys, CPCU, CLU, ChFC, CIC Director of Risk Management and Insurance Center at Olivet CollegeEthan Gross, CEO of Globe Midwest Adjusters InternationalAlec Richmond, CIC, Account Executive at The Richmond Agency; current Chairperson for Michigan Young Agents AssociationJoanna Dresden, CISR Elite, Hartland Insurance AgencyCaryn Bedford, SPHR, CPC, Chief Learning and Talend Officer at Big I MichiganCathy Baldwin, CIC, Director of Marking and Communication at J.M. WilsonJordan Burns, Owner/CEO of Beyond Insurance Group

Howdy bug lovers! Today the Arthro-Pod gang is going back in history to discuss the spongy moth after its introduction by Trouvelot. We will start our journey at the nascent site of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1891 when specimens of the spongy moth were delivered to some entomologists working there. After that, it is off to the races with political intrigue, bureaucratic  frustrations, a variety of economic entomology pioneers, and unfortunately no eradication of this important invasive species. Tune in to find out more about what happened and what failed as well as for discussion on if the early eradication campaigns were worth it. Show noteshttps://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b60f63199fa14805a8b9f7c82447a25b#ref-n-esdBTDhttps://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Forestry/Forest-Protection/The-Spongy-Moth-A-Brief-Historyhttps://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/19541Much of the research for today's episode comes from a book by Robert Spear, "The Great Gypsy Moth War"Questions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36Get the show through Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app!If you can spare a moment, we appreciate when you subscribe to the show on those apps or when you take time to leave a review!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Spongy moth caterpillars have taken over the lives of a Maine couple this year, from ruining trees to popping up in food. This week, Angela Mech, assistant professor of forest entomology at the University of Maine, and Erika Hasle, a conservation ecologist with the Keller Science Action Center at The Field Museum in Chicago, joined Something Offbeat to fill us in on the outbreak and explore how climate change influences human interactions with the insect world.

New Hampshire forests have been defoliated for the second year in a row by the invasive caterpillar now known as the spongy moth. But there is a native bird who benefits from the outbreak.

In this episode of From the Woods Today, Dr. Jonathan Larson discusses two invasive species that pose distinct hazards to Kentucky woodlands and shares information about a citizen science effort to report sightings of them or their hosts to help monitor for these hungry critters. We also have our monthly Pesky Plant segment, as well as our Tree of the Week. 6.8.22. Watch Video From the Woods Today

Matt from The Growing Season chats with Joël Lamoureux about the Spongy Moth, its affects on large trees and how to battle it. Listen to more of our content. CLICK HERE. 

They're baaaaack and more voracious than ever, it seems! Lymantria dispar dispar, known as spongy moth larvae, have hatched and are very hungry caterpillars, indeed. Learn ways to lessen their impact on your trees.

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Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with insect and tree experts about this year's spongy moth infestation and what Vermonters can do to keep them at bay.

 Last episode, we dove into the reasons why the ESA chose to select a new common name for Lymantira dispar and why we'll be using spongy moth going forward. Today's episode looks further into this species by covering the introduction of spongy moth to North America. This historic event was the result of an idea by entomologist Etienne Leopold Trouvelot. In an attempt to establish an American silk industry, Trouvelot imported this invasive species and sadly lost control of them, ultimately imposing a mighty pest on North America. Join us to hear about what he was thinking, what exactly happened in Medford, MA, and what fate befell Trouvelot and the situation he created. Here we can see Trouvelot on the left, in the only known photo of him. Next to him, the spongy moth caterpillar which he unfortunately helped bring to North America. Show Notes:Much of the research for today's episode comes from a book by Robert Spear, "The Great Gypsy Moth War"Trouvelot may have had a bad idea for his entomology research, but he did garner some renown in the world of astronomy in the second half of his academic life. As we detail in the episode, he was able to command a premium price for his services and artwork and his celestial art still captures attention today. Here's just a few examples: Trouvelot's lunar cratersTrouvelot's JupiterThe Jupiter drawing as it appears in an episode of Star TrekTrouvelot's SaturnQuestions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36Get the show through Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app!If you can spare a moment, we appreciate when you subscribe to the show on those apps or when you take time to leave a review!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

The BIG one.  The one everyone is talking about: The Gypsy/Spongy Moth.You'll get to know this little monster and how to fight it naturally. What are the differences between the European and Asian variety? Are we through the worst of the infestation?  Jack, Lynne and Matt have had so many questions regarding this creature that the TGS BUGSENSE series was born.  Buckle in and take notes on how to load up for the fight ahead. JUMP TO 38:00 FOR HOW TO FIGHT THE GYPSY MOTHNeed a visual?  The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help.  CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast.  CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show.  CLICK HERE.  

Howdy bug lovers! On today's episode of Arthro-Pod, the gang is joined by Ahn Tran and Josh Lancette, who graciously agreed to talk about the Entomological Society of America's Better Common Names group, of which they are both members. The Better Common Names Taskforce is working to make sure that the common names we use to communicate about insects don't enforce negative stereotypes or use racist language. They are best known for helping to change the common name of Lymantria dispar to "the spongy moth". Tune in to hear about how this important committee came to be, why this work is needed for entomology, and the process by which the group came to pick spongy moth. Show Notes:Learn moreabout the Better Common Names Projecthttps://entsoc.org/publications/common-names/better-common-names-project Pre-order Biotic Borders by Jeannie N. Shinozukahttps://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo131341992.html To read more about the name spongy moth, check this link! https://entsoc.org/publications/common-names/spongy-mothWar and Nature, which our guest Josh Lancette quotes from https://www.google.com/books/edition/War_and_Nature/pDW4YNkmvZYC?hl=enQuestions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36Get the show through Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Do the rumors of giant, parachuting spiders have you scared? We talk to an entomologist to see if you need to be concerned. We also look at spongy moths and tell you how to spot them.

In Hour 3, Chris talks about an NPR story about the Gypsy Moth, which had to be renamed because it was racist, so now it's the Spongy moth!  Also, Kamala is in Poland representing America by saying stupid things, and the Washington Post has what they think is a Gotcha about Trump believing Xi when he said he wouldn't invade Taiwan while Trump was President, but of course Xi DIDN'T invade Taiwan, but don't let that stop ya. For more coverage on the issues that matter to you download the WMAL app, visit WMAL.com or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 from 5:00am-9:00am Monday-Friday. To join the conversation, check us out on twitter @WMAL and @ChrisPlanteShow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would be quite weird if you were in a restaurant and the chef just came down to eat with you. But hey, if the girls enjoyed it then good for them. It looks like it's going to be the end of Sha-aaron. We're feeling sad for her, but we're secretly kinda glad that we might not need to use that portmanteau anymore. Everything is feeling a liiiiiitle bit unsettled in that villa (to say the least) Millie and Lucinda have been on some dinner dates and things got steamy *ahem* Liam and Millie *ahem*. Some of the girls are a little bit rattled to say the least... It's Throwback Thursday here on The Morning After - so Jess and Dom are here to take a trip down memory lane... we're so excited to catch up with them (they've been busy!) AND we have an excuse to play a clip of Kem rapping. Keep getting in touch using #LoveIslandPodcast and we might read your tweets out here on the podcast. You can also email us on themorningafter@itv.com if you want to join our Crush Club or if you have a problem that you need Liv to solve. Spongy chorizo anyone?