Ecofriendly ways to live with other species (and when to decide enough’s enough)

This is a duck in the park (a Muscovy duck, for those interested). It is not usually considered a pest. I like ducks.

Ducks are great. Too many ducks are not so great. Their droppings are slippery. But this article isn’t about ducks. It’s about other species we normally think of as being pests. I’m writing this while I watch a spider walking at top speed in loops and zig zags across the wall. Ah, it’s gone. It had to find a way to get out of the light and it managed to…