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Like a Moth to a ... Piece of Plastic

Posted by michael on from the enlarge-your-sensory-organs-now dept.

An anonymous writer sends: "Cook and DuPage counties in Illinois are attempting to deal with their gypsy moth problem by bombarding the moth population with female moth pheromone coated plastic flakes. This will overwhelm the males sensory organs, and inhibit their future reproduction. It will only require about 15 grams of flakes to cover each acre."

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  1. Elsewhere in the news by Flarners · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cook and DuPage counties in Illinois are attempting to deal with their Linux user problem by bombarding the geek population with PowerBooks and RealDolls. This will overwhelm the nerds' sensory organs, and inhibit their future open-source coding binges.

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    "The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for 'entrepeneur'." -George W. Bush
  2. 1981, irradiation, Brown? by texchanchan · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That was 1981. The flies weren't irradiated enough--which was an industrial accident of sorts, not enough quality control at the insect irradiating plant (which was in Mexico). I don't think you can blame careless procedure in a foreign production facility on the governor of California no matter how much you personally dislike him.