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In a ploy to rid Guam of its population of invasive brown tree snakes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is bombing the island with drugged frozen mice, military news outlet Stars and Stripes reported.
Using Naval Base Guam as a starting point, scientists drop mice packed with acetaminophen from helicopters into the jungle canopy.
The drug -- commonly found in Tylenol -- provided a regulatory advantage because it had already undergone extensive testing, Dan Vice, assistant state director of USDA Wildlife Services in Hawaii, Guam and the Pacific Islands, told Stars and Stripes.
Guam’s snake problem began in the 1980s, when the creatures arrived on the island accidentally in military cargo. The mildly venomous snakes can grow up to 10 feet long and, according to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the State of Hawaii, are the leading cause of endangerment for some of Guam’s native animals.
“The discovery that snakes will die when they eat acetaminophen was a huge step forward,” Anne Brooke, conservation resources program manager for Naval Facilities Command Marianas told Stars and Stripes. “The problem was how you get the snakes to eat it.”
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Researchers began testing the system at the beginning of September, dropping 200 mice into 20 acres around the base, Stars and Stripes reported.
The effectiveness of the drop will offer insights into how well it might work elsewhere on the island -- and whether it might be a key to solving a longtime ecological problem, Vice said.
They should stuff the mice full of that liver they sometimes tried to serve us at lunch at Barrigada.
That crap could bring down a water buffalo.
I remember that liver at Barrigada JHS. It sunk as bad as it tasted! I have to agree with you on this one Doug. And your solutions would probably save the US taxes payers millions.
I meant it stunk, not it sunk as bad as it tasted. My bad…my typo error .
I'm sure the date the problem began is wrong too. The snakes were here in mass in the 70s. I remember taking a 'trip' down Pago bay once were we discovered a gazillion skins stuck on the underside of the cliff face.
I remember massive pesticide flyovers after typhoon Pamela targeting mosquitoes also
Paul, I don’t remember there being snake problem. But I do remember two things about snakes on Guam. One, was the little blind snakes the size of worms. The other, we had a power outage at Dean’s Circle, and the cause was a very large snake hanging from a transformer across the street from where we lived at Dean’s Circle. And I too remember massive pesticide flyovers after typhoon Pamela. I just couldn’t figure out back then why we had so many mosquitoes after such a wicked typhoon? Fiugured they would have all been blown away by the winds!
I don't remember a snake problem in 75 when we left. Not crazy about snakes, but we have a couple black snakes that make our yard their home and we all get along fine :)I think the cat has learned to respect them too. Now I've had this little problem with those little disgusting German cockroaches, like right after I bought a used stove. Tried several pesticides they seem immuned to. natural environmentally site says buy a Gecko! LOL
Your cat would probably just eat the gecko.
For roaches try Roach Prufe. Sprinkle it along walls in out of the way places. Roaches run along walls and get the roach proof on their feet (or what they have that passes for feet). They lick the stuff off of their feet and that's where this stuff goes to work. It's main ingredient is Boric acid. Literally dissolves them from the inside out. You can tell the ones that have ingested this crap, there's a faint white glow emanating from their gullet.
Takes a little while but it's guaranteed to work. Roaches do not build immunity to having their entrails turned to liquid.
Totally cool.
Yes! Doug nailed it but they build up resistance to it. If the problem persists keep up the same routine but change poisons.
Gross....but Cool. Can I get it at home depot Doug?
Yeah I think so. Most any hardware store.
couldn't find it at home depot, so bought Spectracide instead. I cleared off my entire kitchen counter and sprayed the hell out of it. Wouldn't you know there was one brave one running around this morning......AAARRRGGGG! I hate you Roaches!
patsy, try your local ace hardware. They usually have it. $7 a can or so.
All those mice might capsize the island!!!
Pat, I packed up a friend of mine who had to move but didn't come back to do it her self. She was Chinese and had a lot of dried mushrooms and noodles and stuff. I saw the roaches crawling around in the bags. Is there something you might be storing that they have moved into? Or maybe if you bought cases of food and they are in the box from the store? Or could they be coming in from the garden under the door. Put some liquid plumber down the drains in case they have laid eggs in the drains.
Juliet, I have surmised they came from the used oven I bought. Never had a problem before. little pain in asses they are. They seem to be immuned to everything! Even running away after I smack them with my hand.
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