Bugging Out in Castro Valley

Some days, Your Boulevardier goes out looking for items. And some days, the items come to Your Boulevardier.

The latter happened today. An 8:30 a.m. knock at the door revealed a uniformed man from the Alameda County Community Development Agency Agriculture/Weights and Measures Department. The friendly, talkative fellow asked to hang three traps on trees on the grounds of Chez Boulevardier. The traps are meant to capture Mediterranean Fruit Flies, Oriental Fruit Flies, and Melon Fruit Flies, according to the sheet the fellow left behind, though he also spoke about the Light Brown Apple Moth.

The young man would have talked for hours about his insect prey if Your Boulevardier would have let him. His enthusiasm for his work, and his generally friendly demeanor, were charming.

The traps will be checked regularly over the next few weeks. It's unclear whether Your Boulevardier will learn about the results of the trapping, but if he does he will post the information here.