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In many regions, you will see metal cylinders placed onto
the
trunks of coconut trees. These prevent rants and mice
from
climbing up the trunks and infesting the tree. That is,
until
it becomes eroded and abused enough for the rodents to
climb up there. Now what? Fumigate, of course!
A
large
plastic bag is paced over the entire tree, creating some
that
looks like a large mushroom. It is then fumigated,
killing all
the rats and mice. Remember to replace the metal ring
around the trunk, though, or you will have to fumigate
again
soon!
<added> to clarify and improve my idea, make sure that
when they replace the metal ring, they use better quality
rings. Higher gauge stainless steel. Doesn't rust, doesn't
dent.
Longer
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/longer
The thing you could make the metal ring [doctorremulac3, Sep 23 2010]
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//Remember to replace the metal ring around the
trunk...// |
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What for? I didn't work in the first place... |
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It's a vicious cycle I tell you! Nah, get a better
quality one. The best ones are higher gauge
stainless steel. Doesn't rust, doesn't dent. They've
learned their lesson. |
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You do realize that these metal rings will put you out
of your fumigation business, right? |
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They actually make a stainless steel super thin foil, similar to aluminum foil, for industrial purposes. Seems to me that would conform to the contours of the tree a little better. |
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15 ideas today, [twitch]? Your keyboard must be smoking... |
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A rant infested tree.... must a hoarse chestnut then? |
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Coconuts are only one of the nut crops you might
harvest, twitch. |
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//These prevent rants...// |
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I completely missed this (amongst all the other
terrificness of this idea). |
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Would a smaller version fit around, say, a neck? |
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So, the essence of the idea is: |
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1) Standard rodent barriers fail and let rodents in.
2) So, kill the rodents and then
3) Replace the barrier. |
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Far be it from me to suggest that this isn't an ingenious,
earth-shattering and life-affirming example of the
brilliance of the human mind when faced with a seemingly
intractable problem, but this isn't an ingenious, earth-
shattering and life-affirming example of the brilliance of
the human mind when faced with a seemingly intractable
problem. |
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I'll assure you that most of life's problems are small
ones. Yes, this is a small problem to deal with, but
it's one less! A thicker gauge is needed because of
vandalism. People climb the trees, shoot at the
rings, and generally beat the crap out of them. If
your ring is thicker, it won't dent at all. |
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[bigsleep] I betcha the cockroaches get there first. |
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Wow, why didn't I think of this? |
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1- Fire
2- The wheel
3- Writing
4- Electricity
5- Space travel
6- Killing rats in coconut trees. |
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I assume you're teasing us T, hence the counter tease. |
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I think it's entirely possible that both of [twitch]'s neurons are working as hard as they can on these apparentlly ingenious, earth- shattering and life-affirming examples of the brilliance of the human mind when faced with a seemingly intractable problem. |
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According to [twitch] only certain ideas go to the Halfbakery;
the others are normally reserved for some posher venue. |
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Ohh ohh oh, I've got an idea, how about making the
metal ring around the tree even LONGER so the rats
would have a tougher time climbing up? (see link) |
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//metal ring// not a ring, a spiral tube which wends it's way 'round the trunk until at the very top it drops downward and shoots the rant/mouse/whatever, which has been climbing up, inside, across the yard. |
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Nah. Divert the rant into a rail gun and launch it into the sun. |
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I've seen longer rings, and about 18 inches is as long
as they get, without running into costly and
prohibitive problems. For one, Attaching the metal
to each other is troublesome after a certain size.
The amount that the trunk narrows as it grows
creates an unsightly warp. The difficulty in getting a
proper seam increases with the hight of the collar,
decreasing it's efficiency. I've been around these
things my whole life. |
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Have you ever managed to get past one of these
barriers, to infest a coconut tree with others of your
kind, [twitch]? |
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well, for the thicker gauge ones, it acted as a toe-
step, buy we were kids then. These things have
been around for decades.. The thinner ones can
make a cleaner seam, but they get damaged a lot
either by vandalism, or landscapers taking care of
the tree (although technically, it would bring them
more money to damage it, it needing to be fixed
afterwards). |
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There is a more environmentally sound way of tackling the
problem effectively. Simply remove a 2ft-long section of the
trunk, somewhere near the bottom. The removed sections
can be used as firewood, while the gap will prevent even the
most tenacious rodent from climbing the tree. |
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Can I post my idea to pull up crabgrass at
amusement
parks? |
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Sometimes amusement parks have lawn areas, like
between the rides or in the outdoor eating areas.
But sometimes the lawns have crabgrass. So here's
my idea: Pull up the crabgrass. Then plant some
kind of seeds that don't have as much crabgrass in
it. If the crabgrass grows back, hey, pull that
crabgrass too. The lawns will look better and it's
good exercise. |
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//I've been around these things my whole life.// |
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Raised by coconut trees. This explains quite a few things,
yet leaves some questions curiously unanswered. |
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//This ... leaves some questions curiously
unanswered.// |
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Man, there's an understatement, if I ever heard one. |
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happy to answer any questions that might pertain to
the defense of my claims to sanity. |
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How would we know if you weren't telling lies about
it? |
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I would get that guilty feeling, so I wouldn't lie. I'm
very honest about my thoughts, even sometimes
about some temporary fetishes. |
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Will the coconut milk kill rats later? |
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