MINDFUL ACTS OF PESTICIDE
MINDFUL ACTS OF PESTICIDE - CITY CREATURES (2013)
I recently discovered a bald-faced hornet nest in the blue spruce that overhangs my driveway. The basketball size paper orb hangs ten feet above the ground, tucked a few feet in from the end of its branch. It’s a gorgeous complicated structure, built of layers and folds, scallops and creases that rival a royal gown. It’s one of those things that the more you consider, the more mystifying it becomes. But I was even more mystified when I when I went to research the hornets online and found that people regularly destroy these nests in ways that go well beyond simple pest removal...