(note to self) (because i can never tell them apart)

Australian #noisyMiner vs Indian #mynah
#birdsofMastodon #introducedPest #straya

Buzz off: wasps wreak havoc on Albania’s chestnuts

Experts say Rec's chestnut sector has all but collapsed as a result.

https://www.citizen.co.za/news/news-world/wasps-wreak-havoc-on-albanias-chestnuts/ #Albania #Insect #IntroducedPest #Horticulture

Wasps wreak havoc on Albania's chestnuts | AFP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi4WCtVEg0o #Albania #Insect #IntroducedPest #Horticulture

Using one wasp to fight another: FAO establishes biological control plan to protect Albanian chestnuts

https://www.fao.org/europe/news/detail/using-one-wasp-to-fight-another--fao-establishes-biological-control-plan-to-protect-albanian-chestnuts/en #Albania #Insect #IntroducedPest #Horticulture

A very common introduced pest - a Cabbage White Butterfly. Butterflies are frustrating to photograph - they rarely stay still long enough. Appropriately it’s settled on an introduced weed - Heal All.
#Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #AustralianNature #Butterfly #IntroducedPest #CabbageWhiteButterfly #Victoria #PierisRapae