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My brothers gray and green treefrogs, as well as my chameleon and day geckos, have been feasting- read on...

This should be amusing and informative--
Anyone want several tons of green inchworms?

Update on the winter-moth (green inchworm) infestation: everyone EXCEPT HERPERS up in arms as 1/2-inch caterpillars defoliate hardwood trees, cover cars with poop, and hang everywhere. You must first pick them out of your hair after coming inside.
However, my friend's frogs, and my chameleon and day geckos, AND my cousins small leopard geck are just gorging on these tasty little guys. no pesticides to worry about- they are all over my friend's organic farm; no spraying, and I fed them to everyone last year too.
PLEASE bring your herps to Cape COd and feed them as much as you can.......Everyone needs to do their part to rid us of these caterpillars!

OR let me know if you want a truckload o' inchies. I shake 'em of the trees by thousands. feed maple leaves or keep in fridge.
Peace, Ernie Luikart eluikart@capecod.net

Sounds like a great deal. I just wanted to point out that just because no chemicals are being sprayed at the farm doesn't mean they are free from pesticides/herbicides. Atrazine is the most commonly used herbicide in the US. THe problem? It can be found in RAIN water, causes prostate cancer, and gonadal deformities in frogs in as low concentrations as only a few parts per billion. It has also been banned by several European nations.

The point here is that no outside foods can truly be safe from chemical contamination. There is always a risk of bioaccumulation. The EPA has recently relaxed its regulation of atrazine, and under our current adminstration, things are only bound to get worse.
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