By JESSICA DAMIANO

I’ve seen a rash of social media posts recommending the application of sticky-tape bands around tree trunks to prevent spotted lanternflies and other garden pests from accessing tree canopies and munching on foliage. But those bands also catch caterpillars, butterflies, bees and birds , which would be difficult to free without ripping off their limbs or breaking their wings.

This July 7, 2023, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows a bee resting on a purple coneflower on Long Island, N.Y. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

Similarly, glue traps are cruel devices, holding hostage everything from basement cave crickets to terrified mice and rats until they starve to death.

Recently, after noticing a rustling sound coming from my attic, I discovered a family of squirrels had

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