Purple triangle shaped things?

[libertybear]

Has anyone seen those purple triangle shaped things hanging in trees lately? If so do you know what they are? I can only assume that the DNR has placed them randomly about to try to attract some species of bird or bat or something. What strikes me as odd is that a lot of them I see are in peoples yards so they would have to give permission right? The other theory is that china mart had a sale on purple bird houses or feeders?

 

[eldirector]

I think those are some sort of insect trap. What is it, the Ash Borer or some such?

 

[shooter521]

Has anyone seen those purple triangle shaped things hanging in trees lately? If so do you know what they are? I can only assume that the DNR has placed them randomly about to try to attract some species of bird or bat or something.

I'm betting they were either placed to deter, or are indicators of infestation by, some kind of tree-killing parasite or insect (ash borer, etc).

 

[Joe Williams]

Signs (2002)

Since that documentary explosed their plans, perhaps they've had to make some changes...

 

[Suprtek]

I googled "ash borer trap" and found this:

Is that what you were looking for?

 

[Scutter01]

Scutter01 delivers.

Adirondack Almanack: Emerald Ash Borers and the Purple Triangles

 

[furbymac]

telitubies.......just sayin

 

[libertybear]

Wow we must have a big problem out here in Brownsburg then because I see more and more of them lately. That makes me curious about my neighbours tree it kept loosing huge [strike]limbs[/strike] trunk sections and not from storms either and they would no more than get it cleaned up and another would fall. They finally cut the whole thing down. It was one of those trees that split into like 4 or 5 near the bottom.

 

[eldirector]

I remember hearing a while back the the Emerald Ash Borers were starting to show up in Indiana. I think the Carmel area lost a bunch of trees a few years ago. The buggers are nasty, and there are no local predators. These must be pheremone traps to help keep their populate in check. BTW: this is also one reason why you can't transport firewood to and from most state/national parks. The bugs don't need help moving to new forests!

 

[vitamink]

The purple triangle things are to separate the gay trees from the straight trees. The forest recently repealed "don't ask don't tell". They had a pride march but the trees remained stationary.

 

[ATOMonkey]

Proving once again that nothing goods comes out of Detroit.

 

[Protest]

the trees BECAME stationEry.

Fixed that for you.

 

[vitamink]

ha paper.