Kutheni abantu befanele baguqule ingca nezitiya zokuhombisa zibe zizityalo zasekuhlaleni?
Ngubani ongakuthandiyo ukubhabha? Ziyimbonakaliso entle yokungabi natyala. Kodwa ngaba uye waphawula ukuba ziya zisiba mbalwa nyaka ngamnye? Xa ndandisengumntwana, wawungakwazi ukuya kuhambo ngaphandle kokufumana iimbovane kwifestile engaphambili yemoto yakho. Ngoko kutheni zimbalwa kangaka yaye oko kuthetha ntoni?  Esinye sezizathu eziphambili kukusetyenziswa kwezibulali-zinambuzane nezibulali-zityalo. Ezi khemikhali zibulala ngokungenalusini. Yaye ziphelisa yonke imekobume yendalo. Kwibala lam, ndiye ndabona indlela umonde omncinane onokubuyisela ngayo izinto kwimeko efanelekileyo. Ndandineentshulube, kodwa ngokuthe ngcembe ndaphawula izilwanyana ezidla iintshulube zisombulula ingxaki. Kwakukho iimpukane ngenxa yendlu yam yeenkukhu, kodwa kwiiveki ezimbalwa ndabona iinyenzane neePhoebes zisondela ukuze zisebenzise umthombo wokutya.  Esinye isizathu esibangela ukuba sinciphise inani lamabhabhathane kukutya kwamabhabhathane. Uninzi lweebhabhathane neempukane (okanye iibhatabhati zobusuku njengoko ndithanda ukuzibiza njalo) zifuna isityalo esithile ukuze zibe neempukane zazo. Kwibhabhathane iMonarch, libizwa ngokuba yiMilkweed (Asclepias), igama elingenathemba lesityalo esihle. Kwi-Pipevine Swallowtails, yi-Pipevine (Aristolochia). Ngaphandle kwezi zityalo, iincukuthu azinakutya. Yaye njengoko izixeko needolophana ziguqulwa, akukho ndawo yokuba zikhule ezi zityalo zazikade zininzi. Njengoko sijonga kwiiyadi zethu, kukho izityalo ezintle ezivela kwezinye iindawo. Kodwa kwibhabhathane, iiyadi zethu zibonakala ngathi ziintlango. Kwanezityalo ezifana ne-bottlebrush, ezitsala izinambuzane ezininzi ukuze zifumane ubusi, azinikeli kutya kwizinambuzane eziselula. Kufana nokuba nebar apho abantu abadala banokusela khona, kodwa bangabi nakutya kokondla abantwana babo ukuze nabo bakhule babe ngabantu abadala.  Kodwa uDoug Tallamy, isazi ngezilwanyana kwiYunivesithi yaseDelaware, uthi sinako ukunceda. Ngokutyala izityalo ezithile zasekuhlaleni kwiigadi zethu, sinokuvelisa ukutya okuza kubuyisa amabhabhathane.  Ngoxa sasilungiselela ukuhlaziya igadi yethu sisuka kwizityalo ezihlala ziluhlaza, siye kwigadi yaseNgilani eneentyatyambo, kwenzeka into ethile. Sabona uDoug Tallamy ethetha kwiNtlanganiso ye-CNPS yeSilicon Valley Zoom. Saqonda ukuba simele sitshintshe indlela esihamba ngayo, size siqalise ukulima kunye nabantu bomthonyama.  Njengoko sijonga umyezo wethu, eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukuba sisandul' ukuqalisa... Olu luvavanyo olukhulu lokubona ukuba yintoni esebenzayo apho. Yaye ngoku umyezo sele uthetha nathi. Le ngca inamehlo aluhlaza iye yatsiba kwindlela yokuhamba eya kwenye inxalenye yegadi! Silindele intshukumo nemilingo engakumbi kwixesha elizayo. Nazi ezinye zeengcamango zethu ngomyezo wethu.  Iintsikelelo... ukuba nomthi omkhulu we-oki egadini yethu nomlambo ongasemva kwethu ngokuqinisekileyo kusinike ithuba elingakumbi lokutya nokufikelela kwezilwanyana zasendle egadini yethu.  Icala elisezantsi... Zimbini kuphela, mhlawumbi zintathu iindawo egadini yethu ezifumana ilanga elaneleyo. Ngoko, sahamba ngeCalscape sikhangela izityalo ezinokukwazi ukunyamezela umthunzi. (Ukuba awukaboni iCalscape ulindelwe yinto entle. Kodwa ndiyathemba ukuba uhlala eCalifornia...).  Injongo... njengamaTalamite, sikholelwa ekondleni indalo, nto leyo eqala ngokufuya iincukuthu. Ngoko uye waphumelela njani loo nto? Ewe, siye sabona iinciniba nje enye okanye ezimbini ukuza kuthi ga ngoku. Khawucinge. Konke oku kungumgudu...  Eyona mpembelelo inkulu... kukushiya amagqabi kunyaka ophelileyo. Sele sibona ukuba umhlaba uyaphucuka, yaye sihlandlo ngasinye sinkcenkceshela sibona izinambuzane ezininzi ziphuma kumgxobhozo. Ngoko kuyenzeka. Kancinci kancinci...  Ngoko siyaqhubeka sithabathel' indawo abantu abangengobemi bomthonyama ngabemi bomthonyama. Kwiveki ephelileyo siye sawasusa amaqunube e-Sarcococca ne-Pierris Japonicas saza satshintsha indawo yawo nge-Coffeeberry (Frangula Californica). Kule mpela-veki sisuse imithi emibini yemaple saza sayifaka iBush Anemone (Carpenteria Californica). Yaye ngeempelaveki ezizayo siza kutshintsha ihedge yethu yebhokisi ngeCoyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis).  Ngaphandle kweentshulube, siye sabona ezinye izilwanyana zasendle ezininzi kwiyadi yethu. Unyaka ngamnye kuzalwa isidleke esitsha samantshontsho amaqamza kulo mthi. Kulo nyaka sothuswa kukubona amantshontsho amathathu amaqwarhashe engena emthini (ngokuyintloko awunampumlo).  Banobubele, banentloni yaye banomtsalane. Siye sakuvuyela ukuzibukela ziphuma zize zifune ukutya emthini busuku ngabunye.