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Baguio City - 2007/02/25 23:32I have never been to Baguio City. But, I am sure with a little more thought someone could have figured out how NOT to kill the giant earthworms that live in their fields.
It appears that the towns people are satisfied because they are killing the worms with a natural substance.
Why don't they figure out a way to divert them away from these fields and place them in an area where they would be benificial?
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Worm Police
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Re:Baguio City - 2007/03/18 15:05I agree with you. With giant earthworms being so rare now days, relocating them sounds much better than killing them.
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Ranji
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Re:Baguio City - 2007/05/18 22:14What's so great about rice terraces if they have poisoned the giant earthworms that help till the soil? Isn't change a part of nature anyway? Who said the rice terraces were meant to last forever? Besides, if they are poisoning the earthworms, will the terraces survice, but grow only poisoned rice?
Ranji
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Nikki
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Re:Baguio City - 2007/06/13 10:05I also agree! I don't understand why you would want to kill something that helps the environment. Diverting them does sound like a much better idea. Ranji makes a good point too. Why grow poison?
Nikki"Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions." Antoinette Brown Blackwell
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Macnabr
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Re:Baguio City - 2007/06/15 12:05I think it might be interesting if they used the fiddling technique. They could set up metal poles around the perimeter of their field and have them sending vibrations deep into the earth. The worms would not want anything to do with said vibrations and they'd stay away from the fields.
Another thought is to have the fields not actually be in the earth. The reason the worms are hurting the fields are that they are draining the water away from the rice. So why don't they grow the rice through hydroponics or something equally as effective. Hydroponic plants also are easier to control and maintain once the science is perfected into an art.
Just an idea.Please feel free to send me your questions. I'll try to answer them all. Rachel MacNab is from Chagrin Falls, Ohio. "Those who choose to see the glass as half empty are usually just thirsty"
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ulalanti
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Re:Baguio City - 2008/01/08 01:40I am from Philippines and I am saddened by the acts of the farmers who tilled the rice terraces, but also please, it is not their mistake to kill those worms, if only our government have them educated about the benefits of those precious creatures surely they would not killed the worms. So I am asking you to support the conservation efforts or if anyone have friends from greenpeace maybe we can ask for their help.
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wellsworms
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Re:Baguio City - 2008/02/16 10:09If I were one of these farmers I would also try to be rid of those pesky worms after all there no different to those farmers than rats are to us you all like worms cause we have a use for them in some parts of India they worship rats we don't so if you complain about the killing of the giant worms put yourself in the shoes of those people trying to make every square inch of soil produce crops even though the worm are probably beneficial in the long run You only need two tools in life - WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn’t move and does, use the duct tape. WELLS,vermont jerry walker 2008
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wd.what's the scoop - 2008/02/16 10:12hi macnab: will the website continue?
Post edited by: wellsworms, at: 2008/02/16 10:14You only need two tools in life - WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn’t move and does, use the duct tape. WELLS,vermont jerry walker 2008
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If I were one of these farmers I would also try to be rid of those pesky worms after all there no different to those farmers than rats are to us you all like worms cause we have a use for them in some parts of India they worship rats we don't so if you complain about the killing of the giant worms put yourself in the shoes of those people trying to make every square inch of soil produce crops even though the worm are probably beneficial