Cane Toad Analysis

The red necked cane borer, Agrilus ruficollis (F.), is a buprestid beetle that infests wild and cultivated blackberries and raspberries in the eastern states from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Adults are about 6-7 mm (1/4 inch) long, with an iridescent coppery pronotum. A related species, Agrilus rubicola, may occur concurrently. This species is uniform in color, ranging from copper-colored to iridescent green. On galled plants, there is less live vegetative growth and more dead wood. There is often reduced berry size and number, as well as vegetative growth with increasing number of galls per plant. Affected canes may not produce fruit. Canes weakened by galls are more subject to winter injury.

The importance of El Valle De Anton spurred the movement to create systems to preserve frogs worldwide. In Panama a town name El Valle De Anton once deeply respected their golden tree frogs, and ironically they were not disturb when the frogs started disappearing. When the corpses started to pile up, the scientific community began to become concerned and began an effort to preserve the golden frog species and what they found was that frogs from around the world had been plagued by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis-batrachos (or “Bd” for short). This plague is very hard to stop, as we cannot purge the entire planet of the disease, and the plague spreads incredibly quickly.

In the past we have tried to contain these Cane Toads by setting up traps in the dry-seson however many blue tongue lizard got caught in them. They also tried to set up fences around areas that only have 1 or 2 freshwater lakes in them so that the babies cannot walk away from the area. This worked but we cannot simply fence up all the water sources in the top half of Australia. But I think we should create a poison on the cane toads. Because the other thing that eats Cane Toads is Cane Toads; therefore if we create a poisson on them we are able to get rid of many toads. The first step in creating this plan would be to make the poission. Secondly we would give the poison in a syringe to every homeowner in Northern Queensland so that they can

The mountain yellow-legged frog is declining due to the introduction of trout, contaminants, increased levels of ultraviolet radiation, and the fungal disease, chytridiomycosis. David Bradford, one of the first witnesses to the decline in the late seventies, noticed the species dropping because of the red-leg disease. Because this is a secondary infection, the frog’s immune system was weakened before the disease became existent. The chytrid fungus was first cited in the Sierra Nevada in 2001, brought here from African clawed frogs, but studies have suggested that the disease has been evident since the mid-‘70s. Nearly three decades later, the mountain yellow-legged frog is still declining. Currently, with a ninety-eight percent decline, there

First, the reading posits that national fence reduced the cane toad population. The professor opposes this point by saying that cane toad would not be controlled by the fence because through the rivers and steams some of the toad’s eggs would establish their community on other side of the fences. This proves that the Fence would not be effected method to control the cane toad population.

The toads are known for being in the east coast region of America. These places are known for their loose grainy soil the toads can dig in. Eastern Spadefoot toads like to live in semi-arid places with sandy soil for the toads to dig in using its spades. The toads do so to keep themselves from drying out.

In the book, toads are seen in subnormal places. The first time a toad was seen somewhere abnormal, Taylor wondered, “So how does a toad get into the middle of the desert?” (172). Given this context, it infers that toads do not belong in the desert. Later, we find out from Mattie, that the toads have learned how to survive and create a belonging in the desert.

The cane toad, also known as rhinella marina, got its bad reputation soon after being released into the Australian ecosystem in 1935 with the expectation that it would control the destructive cane beetle population. However, instead of controlling pests, the cane toad became a pest of its own. About 3,000 cane toads were released in the sugarcane plantations of north Queensland in 1935. There are now more than a million cane toads and their still expanding over an area of thousands of square kilometres in northeastern Australia. They are large, amphibians with dry, warty skin, and are native to the southern United States, Central America, and tropical South America. Their numbers are controllable in their normal range, but they have boomed

From cradle to grave, our minds change in response to interactions and experiences we have. Interactions with other humans have the most effect in who we are and how we perceive and react to the world around us. In Gerald Haslam's short story The Horned Toad, young Gerald learns many life lessons as a result of his grandmother when she comes to live with him and his family. At first, a great deal of tension exists between Gerald and his grandmother, which causes displeasure for them both. As they adjust to their new situation, the way they understand each other becomes less hostile. Symbolism used in this tale also mirrors their progress. Soon, there is almost no remaining indication of Gerald and Grandmother’s relationship as it began.

Cane toads are known for their venomous features and are infamous for their inability to control the cane toads. Rather than halting the spread of the cane beetles, these organisms themselves spread at an unbelievably fast rate. Only three thousand cane toads were released into the plantations that were infested in Australia, but presently, millions are inhabitants of this continent. They were originally only located in north Queensland but have somehow spread thousands of square miles into northeast Australia. Now recognized as a pest, the Australian government is informing civilians on how to properly collect them and is teaching them appropriate disposal methods. There are little to no natural predators that would normally control the population size of the cane toads, so their population

is unimportant to the toad for example, the “power mower caught” (Wilbur, line 1) the toad’s leg

The reading and the listening have different opinion about how to survive Torreya taxifoha from extinction. The reading provieds three reasons to support this issue;while the lecturer finds all the idea mentioned by the reading implausible and presents some evidence to refute them.

The song “Black Snakes” by A Tribe called Red and Prolific the Rappers explains to the world that the citizens need to stand up and protest to protect the water between North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois. Prolific the Rappers tell the audience that enough is enough with the companies trying to make a pipeline to collect oil. Prolific the Rappers stated in his line, “A black snake with some black tanks (ugh), how much money do these companies need to make? They could drive their product, but they want to save a buck. Already extracted billions when is enough’s enough.”. He raps this lyric to send a message about the Dakota Access pipeline is only letting the company get rich from the oil and they do not care about what the effect will happen

Overall for this change project, we have learned that the population of frogs has been decreasing all over the world. There are many factors that decrease their population like agriculture, invasive species, and the population of humans. Specifically, in California, only 40% of the historical sites in the Northwest area have Foothill Yellow-Legged Frogs, and this has the highest percentage out of all of California. These frogs are indicators for the environment, meaning they can determine if the area around them has changed dramatically due to their permeable skin. For our service project, we removed invasive plants like the Himalayan Blackberries and dug creek beds for the frogs. From this, we were able to improve the levelness of the area

It’s counterintuitive to some people, but prostitution laws are actually inhibiting sex traffickers from being brought to justice. The primary reason being that prostitution laws obviously create a barrier between sex trafficking victims and the police. Hence, a study by the Department of Justice found that officers replied that “victims’ distrust” of law enforcement was by far the most difficult challenge in their investigations, as opposed to lack of resources, lack of training, etc.