Garden friend or foe? Putting common 'pests' to the test
11d 14h ago by aussie.zone/u/arbilp3 in environment@aussie.zone from www.environment.sa.gov.au
Ok, so this is not one for those of you who live in apartments. For those who tend to a garden, particularly one visited by local wildlife, please be tolerant. They are trying to survive on the land which for hundreds of thousands (millions) of years was theirs.
They may be a bit of a nuisance but more often than not they are providing what is now known as 'ecological services' (pity they're not unionised). For example, I get bandicoots where I live and they make parts of the garden look like swiss cheese as they make little holes in search for grubs. What's the service in this? They aerate the soil and create little craters which fill up when it rains so that there is less run-off and more moisture for plants over a longer period of time. Thank you bandies!
The article is from Sth Australia but the situations are similar in many parts of Oz. If you have any stories about your local wildlife and how you solved challenges without the use of harmful chemicals and so on, please share. If you live outside of Oz and have stories, please share them too.
What sort of cooked article is this? Putting "common" pests to the test.. talks about fruit bats, spiders, possums.. how are these common pests? Perhaps snails, slugs, slaters, earwigs could be classified as slightly more common...
You'd be surprised how some people behave towards our wildlife if their precious garden is 'disturbed' by our native animals. This is more so the case in the outer suburbs and regional areas. Another show of stupidity is cutting down mature trees and understorey native vegetation on their properties, leaving little shelter and food sources and so displacing and/or starving animals.