R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath

Polymath & literally a student of Bucky on my Noble Quest aboard my Spaceship Earth

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

@iam_smx Just like Skip - president of SATURN - used to

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A simple strip of wildflowers can dramatically reduce the need for chemical pesticides. So why aren’t they standard on every farm?

Farmers are increasingly planting colorful wildflower strips within and around their fields because these habitats attract beneficial insects that naturally control crop pests.

Ladybugs are the most familiar example. Both adult ladybugs and their larvae are voracious predators of aphids, small sap-sucking insects that damage crops. A single ladybug can eat dozens of aphids a day, while its larvae can consume hundreds before reaching adulthood.

Yet ladybugs are just the beginning. Wildflower strips also draw in hoverflies, lacewings, parasitic wasps, and predatory beetles, all highly effective natural enemies of common pests such as aphids, whiteflies, thrips, and caterpillars.

This approach is known as conservation biological control. Rather than releasing predators into fields, farmers create permanent habitats that support and boost populations of beneficial insects already present in the landscape.

The flowers supply essential nectar and pollen that many of these insects need as adults. Research shows that access to such resources significantly increases their lifespan, reproductive success, and pest-hunting efficiency.

Some parasitic wasps offer an especially impressive form of control: they lay eggs inside aphids or caterpillars, and their developing larvae consume the pest from the inside out.

Multiple studies confirm that fields with wildflower strips support far higher numbers of beneficial insects and achieve stronger natural pest suppression compared to conventional fields.

Beyond pest control, these strips provide additional benefits: they support pollinators, enhance biodiversity, reduce soil erosion, and create valuable wildlife habitat within agricultural areas.

Scientists are now fine-tuning which flower species work best for different crops and climates, aiming to design the most effective and practical wildflower strips possible.

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

🚨 WTF?! Zohran Mamdani just put out a video IN SPANISH to COACH illegals how to evade ICE

This guy is OPENLY assisting invaders who are committing FEDERAL CRIMES

He needs his security clearance revoked IMMEDIATELY.

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

@ValerieAnne1970 Serious questions-
-Did the trials that approved statins include women?
-Was menopause treated as a variable?

[John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad]

The biggest joke in yachting?

Fleming Yachts. Floating assisted-living facilities for retired private equity vultures who mistake a seven-figure net worth for a captain’s license.

Military-grade electronics. Enough redundancy to invade Taiwan. Enough communications gear to command a carrier strike group.

An engine room that belongs on a destroyer.

All so a 72-year-old in a $900 Patagonia jacket can survive the treacherous 11-mile passage to yacht club brunch.

Overpriced Taiwanese plastic toys.

P.S. I’m only posting this to tank the resale value of Flemings so I can finally afford one. They’re actually magnificent yachts, and I want one so badly it hurts.

[Semperfi Virginia @fi_virginia2]

Today we remember the 241 Marines and Sailors killed in Beirut Lebanon on October 23rd 1983. They came in peace. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

@Johnny_Joey @realDonaldTrump You just lost me, Joey.

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

@scitechgirl Happened to me early '80's & lasted for months

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

@newstart_2024 He is not wrong - I was there

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

@vlozw777 I had two cups from mine just this morning - highly recommended by me!
Also very honorable company because when I had problem they sent replacement item at no cost to me 👍👀🙏

[Department Of Deportations @DoDeportations]

This is what it looks like when you get hit with a deboost because of h1b mass reporting. Many other right-wing accounts reported seeing the exact same thing during the same timeframe.

[Department Of Deportations @DoDeportations]

This is basically a constant thing for any account that is anti-h1b.

Elon LOVES his 4’s.

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

@vlozw777 Yes that is the one - many thanks to you!

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

Fireman 1st George Price, murdered on the morning of Dec. 7th 1941 in Pearl Harbor HI while serving in the Navy aboard the USS Oklahoma, has been identified and is now buried in his home town of Dallas City IL.
RIP Uncle George

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

@mindsetmachine or posted . . .

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

@readswithravi by definition then not a 'waste', is it?

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

@GSO_Police 'sup

[Military Support @MilitaryCooI]

Turn him over to the Marines and let them sort this out. There are a lot of Marines both past and present that would love to spend 5 minutes in a locked room with him.

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

WaPo: A ‘Virginia Man’ vandalized the Quantico Iwo Jima Marines statue.

Reality: It was an illegal alien.

Per @BillMelugin_: Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano illegally entered the U.S. in 1999, was granted DACA by Obama in 2014, which was extended by the Biden admin in 2024.

[R.F.Dusek - Engineer & Polymath @DusekRF]

@trumplicans2024 165 mph in both a prepped Viper and in a Porsche 911