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Red Dead Redemption Trophies so far -

What About Hand Grenades? (Bronze) Get a ringer in a game of Horseshoes.
Red Dead Rockstar (Bronze) Kill a Rockstar or someone with this Trophy in a public multi player match

BHK got me my own copy of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies via paperback swap! It's in great shape.

The day before yesterday, an investigator looking for evidence of the emerald ash borer in a neighbors white ash tree. Found a little article that makes it worth a look for me. (Stuck here for future reference) The researcher was telling BHK and me about a few prophylactic measures like a genetically engineered wasp, and assorted poisons.

As part of a national survey for the emerald ash borer, the Maryland Department of Agriculture will begin hanging 400 12" x 24" triangular purple insect traps in ash trees along roadsides from just east of Cumberland westward beginning in early April. The purple traps, which are sticky and baited with a compound that simulates a distressed ash tree, are designed to attract the destructive emerald ash borer, should it be present. Residents should not be concerned if they see the traps and should not disturb them. MDA will place some traps on private property. Property owners will be notified by letter in advance. All traps should be in the trees through August and will be checked every two weeks.
To date in Maryland, the emerald ash borer has only been found in a small area of southern Prince George’s County where it was introduced illegally by a Michigan nurseryman in 2003. The insect, an exotic pest from Asia, feeds on and kills ash trees in one to three years after infestation.
“Our challenge is to eradicate the emerald ash borer or at least keep it from spreading so we hope we don’t find any in these traps,” said Agriculture Roger Richardson. “Since the insect can travel easily on firewood that might be moved from Prince George’s County and other states where it has been introduced, we are trapping along travel routes. In addition we are encouraging campers, hunters, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts to buy their firewood at their destination rather than take it with them.”
The presence of the emerald ash borer typically goes undetected until the trees show symptoms of being infested – usually the upper third of a tree will thin and then die back. This is usually followed by a large number of shoots or branches arising below the dead portions of the trunk. Other symptoms of infestation include: D-shaped exit holes in the bark where adults emerge, vertical splits in the bark, and distinct serpentine-shaped tunnels beneath the bark in the cambium, where larvae effectively stop food and water movement in the tree, starving it to death. The only way to eliminate the emerald ash borer is to cut down its food source, ash trees, as there is currently no known effective pesticide or other treatment.
For more information about the purple traps or to report signs of dying ash trees, contact the Maryland Department of Agriculture at 410-841-5920.

1 year ago - travelers review of back, daddy ate my eyes, opera 10
2 years ago - super good quiche, mootpoint, oshi replacement piece, james earl jones counts and recites the alphabet, blog verbosity, bhk bad weather / tornado pic
3 years ago - gave notice at the county, grilling out, started Fluke (still unfinished), baltimore vs dc, yabba pot
4 years ago - on call, giza pyramid, bunny hop pic, finger people, cosmos animations, fallentoad song, fantastic
5 years ago - full vs goatee, bro & PO, vs & rr try to hook me up
6 years ago - Local con, ADP fix it, free wifi, bro issues, Crew north, Cartoon stuff, rain, bad case
7 years ago - bro goes to ER, Tony & Caroline bad news, pt issues, brothel free to troops, pirate doodle, kraft offer, FIA hoverboats
8 years ago - fumigation drama, pelican preference, cricket magazine, Google labs
9 years ago - life roles, evil news, Paranormal investigation teams that I'd join, Allen Walton, hobo names, $10 webcam, classic Scotto lunch, nice dreams, mammoth riding.
10 years ago - figured out how to hack the info kiosk as the mall of the dead