Hey guys,
this is going to be a deep dive. I think I have found a true gem so forgive me if I sound too enthusiastic in this post. As always, this is not financial advice and don’t trust a random dude on the internet with your hard earned cash.
So last week I was scrolling through new and saw this fairly short post containing the word bee that was so unusual for this sub that it instantly caught my interest.
After half an hour of DD I bought into it. Let me explain why.
The product
BVT is a Canadian company aiming to provide an ecofriendly way of crop protection by using bees as a vector for the pesticide utilizing the natural pollination process for inoculation with the pesticide. You can see for yourselves how it works here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9MTpJ8rRQEH6bXgX1TjYJg
As you can see in the picture, the bees carry the pesticide to the crops in their day to day business and all the farmer has to do is tend to the bees and refill the pesticide trays.
Tray system for loading the bees with pesticide.
And when I say pesticide I’m not talking about those bad agrochemical pesticides but rather a natural endophytic (greek for living within**) fungus** trademarked BVT-CR7, that protects the plant from harmful pests like Sclerotinia (another fungus, see pic) or Bortytis (also a fungus, see pic). Other active ingredients for vectoring are possible, with Beauveria bassiana (fungus controlling insect pests like aphids or termites), Streptomycin (antibiotic) or Bacillus thuringiensis (bacterium to control insect pests) being considered for application.
Sclerotinia fungus on a carrot
Botrytis on a strawberry, wine and tomato
Some other benefits of BVT–CR7 are, as stated on their website:
- Increased nutritional uptake for the plant and ac
The funeral director was asking us what we think Mum should wear in her casket.
Mum always loved to wear sarongs (fabric wraps that go around the torso and drape downward a bit like a long skirt would), so my uncle suggested that she wear a sarong in there.
The funeral director looked a bit confused, as did some of our family members, to which my uncle added:
"What's sarong with that?"
I started laughing like an idiot. He was proud of it too. The funeral director was rather shocked. We assured her, and our more proper relatives, that Mum would've absolutely loved the joke (which is very true).
His delivery was perfect. I'll never forget the risk he took. We sometimes recall the moment as a way help cushion the blows of the grieving process.
--Edit-- I appreciate the condolences. I'm doing well and the worst is behind me and my family. But thanks :)
--Edit-- Massive thanks for all the awards and kind words. And the puns! Love 'em.
I would have a daughter
But Bill kept the Windows
True story; it even happened last night. My 5-year-old son walks up behind me and out of the blue says, "hey."
I turn to him and say, "yeah, kiddo? What's up?"
He responds, "it's dead grass."
I'm really confused and trying to figure out what's wrong and what he wants from me. "What? There's dead grass? What's wrong with that?"
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He says, totally straight-faced, "hay is dead grass," and runs off.
And then you will all be sorry.
Now it’s syncing.
He replied, "Well, stop going to those places then!"
She said how do you know he was headed to work?
I will find you. You have my Word.
“thank you for your cervix.”
Made me smile
...sails are going through the roof.
Mods said I'm a cereal reposter...
But now I stand corrected.
Wait. Sorry, wrong sub.
Wookie mistake.
Theoretical Fizz-ics
Because you can’t ‘C’ in the dark
A taxi
I said, “That makes two of us.”
so I had to ground him.
He's doing better currently.
And conducting himself properly.
Me: Can we change the subject?
My wife: Okay. More chores around the house need to be done by you.
Who buys gummy worms hoping they’d taste as close to real worms as possible?
