Well, Tony the Tiger, a regular guy and an insect and rat exterminator, thought that Ferndale needed another statue to add to its modest urban statuary of The Last Virgin and The Unknown Made Man. He wondered about one an equestrian monument to Gov. Christie, but expected that it would cause traffic jams.
Obviously, Tony was getting nowhere fast. So he looked a little deeper until he found the example of the boll weevil monument in Enterprise, Alabama. He thought with envy, "This is a community that managed to make a lemonade out of a lemon"
But he remained fixated on bugs. But what kind of bug? Something industrious like bees or ants? Or something pretty, like butterflies or ladybugs?
No, while there were all good examples, they didn't quite fit. Anyway, he didn't want to be known as exterminator of bees, butterflies, and ladybugs!
But then he found one that looked interesting: the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)! Recently New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia had severe infestations of these woefully-named species. As a bonus, the statue could also advertise his business.
Thus Ferndale made the nightly news and, even better, Fark.com.
Thus Ferndale made the nightly news and, even better, Fark.com.
Where they particularly are infested (red coloration). |
8 comments:
i know several bloggers in those parts that complain about the stinkbugs each year. :)
They live up to their name! Creepy bugs.
I've seen a few of them but there are not many of them around here.
Wonder if that Victoria's Secret perfume would counter the stink or repel them all together!
They try to get inside when it gets cold and can number in the hundreds. Fortunately I only have to deal with a few every year.
I hadn't heard of Ferndale. My phone tells me it's 45 minutes away. I won't be rushing to see the statue!
The come up through the drains, even.
That is one ugly insect, but I don't doubt its nutritional value. Isn't Tony the Tiger a cartoon character who advertised a breakfast cereal?
The map should have a specific color for kitchen window dwellers. There's always one getting inside and hanging out in the kitchen window at my hosue.
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