Tausende Käfer überfallen Dorf in Sachsen

 Sie kommen jede Nacht um 21 Uhr in die Häuser

:Tausende Käfer überfallen Dorf in Sachsen

Rentner Klaus-Peter Schlesinger (85) hat eine Falle für den Behaarten Erdbeersamenlaufkäfer entwickelt

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26.08.2025 - 06:53 Uhr

Hirschfeld (Sachsen) – Wenn es Nacht wird in Hirschfeld, beginnt das große Krabbeln: Tausende Käfer machen sich auf den Weg ins Dorf, kriechen durch Tür- und Fensterritzen in die Häuser der Bewohner, machen sich in Küchen, Bädern, Kellern, Wohnstuben und Garagen breit – und verschwinden nach ein paar Stunden wieder. BILD auf der Spur einer unheimlichen Käfer-Invasion in Sachsen!

„Immer gegen 21 Uhr geht es los“, sagt Rentner Klaus-Peter Schlesinger (85) aus dem 1000-Seelen-Ort im sächsischen Landkreis Zwickau. „Dann kommen sie“ – und er verbarrikadiert sich in seinem Haus am Röhnigweg. „Die Fenster habe ich mit Fliegengitter und sämtliche Ritzen mit Klebeband gesichert. Wer das nicht gemacht hat, hat die Biester sofort im ganzen Haus.“   

Ein Lichtschacht voller Käfer. Sobald es dunkel wird, werden die Hirschfelder von einer Käfer-Invasion heimgesucht

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Die gesamte Hauswand war schwarz vor Käfern

Nachbar Claus-Peter Barth (72) beobachtete, wie die Insekten abends aus kleinen Löchern in seinen Beeten strömten: „Das sind nicht nur flinke Krabbler, die können auch fliegen. Einmal war die gesamte Hauswand schwarz vor Käfern.“

Auch Rentner Claus-Peter Barth (72) machte Bekanntschaft mit den lästigen Plagegeistern

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Die gesammelten Käfer in einem Einmachglas

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Jetzt hilft nur noch der Industriestaubsauger

Zuerst hatten Kerstin (61) und Hans Neidlein (66) die Krabbler bemerkt: „Als wir im Juli aus dem Urlaub kamen, traf uns ein Schock. Alles war schwarz, ein Meer an Käfern im Haus, sie waren sogar unter meinen Schuhen.“ Früher habe sie jedes kleine Tierchen, das sich ins Haus verirrte, in ein Glas gepackt und vorsichtig nach draußen getragen. Doch jetzt ist ihr die Tierliebe vergangen, sie rückt mit einem Industriestaubsauger gegen die Käfer-Invasion vor.

Eine Käfer-Invasion im Haus von Kerstin (61) und Hans Neidlein (66)

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Sie haben kräftige Beine, sind sehr schnell

Nur: Wo kommen die Eindringlinge so plötzlich her? Offenbar von den umliegenden Feldern. Denn bei den Tierchen handelt es sich um Pseudoophonus rufipes, den Behaarten Erdbeersamenlaufkäfer. Ein Schädling, der sich von Erdbeersamen ernährt und schon mal eine Jahresernte ruinieren kann, schreibt das Institut für Schädlingskunde in Reinheim (Hessen). Der Käfer ist mattschwarz, 11 bis 17 Millimeter lang, kann fliegen und dank seiner kräftigen Beinchen schnell laufen. Und er wird von Licht magisch angezogen! Im Morgengrauen verlassen die Käfer die Häuser meist wieder und verziehen sich auf die Felder. Bis der Abend hereinbricht ...

Kein Mitleid mit den Käfern kennt Rentner Hartmut Martini (75). Er kehrt die toten Käfer aus seinem Vorratskeller

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Nacht für Nacht kämpfen die Hirschfelder gegen die Invasoren. Mit Insektenspray, Dichtmasse, engmaschigen Gaze-Gittern und selbst gebauten Fallen.

Zu gewinnen ist der Kampf gegen die Käfer aber nicht. Erst im Herbst, wenn es kälter wird, verkriecht sich Pseudoophonus rufipes im Erdboden. Zum Überwintern, um im nächsten Jahr erneut vorbeizuschauen.

Raising the lifelong learner

BY INEZ PONCE-DE LEON

AUGUST 27, 2025

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This semester, I am teaching Creativity once again. I always open the class with days-long discussions of the students’ school experiences. This helps them critique any assumptions they might hold about themselves, and by extension, their definition of creativity.

I employ freehand writing exercises in every class: students get a vague prompt, then have to write longhand for five minutes straight—no worries about grammar, punctuation, coherence, or flow. As long as they don’t stop writing, they get full credit.

The exercise helps them share thoughts they don’t want to say out loud, and also pushes out the mental cobwebs that might be standing in the way of their productivity. The students were understandably cautious in our first few exercises: they told stories about their friends, vacations, high school hijinks.

Our most recent prompt was: “But…” There was a variety of responses from my 76 students, but quite a number had the same story pouring out.

“But why doesn’t my work look like theirs?”

Some students wanted to give up drawing because no matter how hard they tried to imitate the illustrations they had seen online, their work just didn’t look the same. Others wanted to give up writing because their work didn’t sound right. And still others threatened to give up dancing, because try as they might to follow online choreographies, they just looked awkward.

Most asked the general question: “But what if I’m not good enough?”

The dance issue came up again after one of my belly dance classes. Some students stayed behind to follow an online video, but kept on groaning when they couldn’t get themselves to look like the dancer online.

“Ma’am!” one wailed. “How do I get my butt to move in circles like she does?”

I had to hold back a laugh as my students tried to draw letters with their bottoms. When they showed me the move, that was when I realized: there were no muscles in one’s hindquarters to support it; the muscles are on the side and up front.

I taught them the technique, which involves all the elements of belly dance posture, plus the right distribution of weight and the right muscles to access. The engine to drive the move wasn’t in the most obvious place; it was in the background, where people didn’t know to look unless they had dance training.

That, and more, is the engine that powers the creative process. It’s not just the shape that makes the dance, but the carriage, muscle control, body awareness, and stage presence. In illustration, it’s not just the shapes that make the image, but the weight of one’s hand, the strokes, perceptions of space and dimensionality, and one’s own style. In writing, it’s not just the words strung together, but flow, grammar, syntax, and the ability to take one’s experience and knowledge to create a piece that is uniquely one’s own.

Beyond these, an even larger engine: years performing onstage, or rough sketching, or writing drafts that never make it past the final edit.

And still, beyond these, the largest engine: years spent in workshops and classes to perfect form and sharpen style; to have a mentor to both correct and counsel; to have access to multiple lessons that allow students to see the many facets of the world that they can interlace to create work that doesn’t just show, but speaks.

The students didn’t need more practice. They had to recognize that they had to stop imitating; they had to acknowledge that they needed a teacher.

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Facts first

We often speak of lifelong learning as encouraging people to keep asking questions because their school lessons will never encapsulate the fluidity of knowledge.

It is also this: ensuring that learners know when they need an actual human being, rather than relying on disembodied tutorials or condensed resources—to consult with and mentor them. This goes for all fields of study and practice, whether one wants to design better or learn more about a science issue.

This hunger for learning requires acknowledgment that one’s skills always need sharpening. Perhaps one solution, if well implemented, could be allowing students to learn beyond their specializations.

They’re often called core subjects: writing, public speaking, philosophy, theology, history, psychology, sociology, basic math and science, foreign languages, and physical education (PE).

Writing helps students express themselves coherently; it also organizes their thinking. Philosophy helps them examine the world critically while exploring diverse ways to understand issues. PE gives them options to stay fit and heightens their awareness of their bodies’ place in space.

In widening students’ options for knowledge, perhaps they might see how broad the world is and how much they still do not know. Such classes would not drive them to despair. Instead, students might admit, and without reservation, when their current skills need more than imitation, assumptions, and isolation to sharpen.

And by then, perhaps they can make the jump from “I’m just not good enough” to “Not yet; but with the right mentor, soon.”

What are some German foods that might surprise foreigners, and why aren't they more widely known outside Germany?

Volker Eichener

Professor at Hochschule Düsseldorf

I start with venison. According to French chef Jean-Claude Bourgueil (2 Michelin stars) Germany has the world’s best venison, due to strong qualification requirements for hunters who also care for the animals in wintertime. In historic times, venison was reserved for nobility, today it is still a food for special occasions and holidays. The finest (and most expensive) venison comes from the roe deer.

Roe deer with juniper sauce

Then, fish. Somehow, foreign tourists overlook how much fish is eaten in Germany - partly because they are gravitating to Bavaria which is pretty far from the North Sea and the Baltic sea. Here a few German fish dishes:

Büsum-style shrimp bread

Matjes Hausfrauenart (marinated raw herring with cream, onions and apples), here served with fried potatoes

Brathering (fried herring), pickled

Hamburger Aalsuppe (eel soup), tastes like liquid smoke

Pike-perch

Dover-sole rolls

Plaice, Finkenwerder style (with bacon):

Some more dishes:

Leipziger Allerlei: mixed vegetables with crayfish, a very traditional dish

Königsberger Klopse (meatballs with capers), hugely popular in Germany

Or stews? Germans love stews, but I doubt that many tourists try them.

Barley stew

Lentil stew

Grünkohl (kale), missed by most tourists because it is a winter dish

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The search for the next Miss Grand Philippines concludes tonight

 

Miss Grand Filipino Community in Canada Jasmine Garner, Miss Grand Nueva Ecija Alyssa Marie Geronimo and Miss Grand Pampanga Emma Mary Tiglao.

Photo from the Miss Grand Philippines Facebook page

Jerry Donato - The Philippine Star 

August 25, 2025 | 12:00am

The preliminary round of Miss Grand Philippines 2025 showcases the candidates in their creative cultural costumes. These ladies have made an impressive performance in this segment. The prelim segments, such as swimwear and evening gown, determine a select few who will compete in the succeeding round come the finale.

Twenty-nine ladies, who are all equally confident and stunning, will vie for the title of Miss Grand Philippines 2025 tonight at 7, hoping to follow in the footsteps of Christine Juliane “CJ” Opiaza as the reigning Miss Grand Philippines and Miss Grand International. If Lady Luck is on her side from the national level to the international scene, the eventual winner is going to make a historic back-to-back win for the country.

However, what’s certain to happen is only one will be named the Philippine representative at the Thailand-based beauty pageant.

Aside from aiming for the Miss Grand Philippines title, select women may take home the following titles: Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas, Face of Beauty Philippines and Miss Asia-Pacific International.

The venue is the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

Last week, the same number of contestants showed up and participated in the Miss Grand Philippines’ charity gala and preliminary competition, which determined the semi-finalists or the few from the many who will proceed to the next round of competition come the finale, whicth is tonight.

The prelims saw this year’s official contestants in their awe-inspiring, pop culture-and-historically rooted and visual narrative creative costumes.

Each successfully piqued one’s interest instantly and engaged in giving it a second and closer look.

From that fun and energetic segment, the ladies displayed how fit and healthy they were in the swimwear part. They strutted the stage with a distinct way of presentation that displayed their confidence.

Miss Grand Quezon City Nikki Buenafe Cheveh, Miss Taguig City Michelle Arceo and Miss Grand Zambales Anita Rose Gomez.

Photos from the Miss Grand Philippines Facebook page

And then, the evening gown bit came, and it showcased the contestants’ elegance and also personality.

Speaking of the latter, the venue crowd also had a sense of it during the introduction part, the Miss Grand International way.

The dancing and performing of Run the World (Girls) by the candidates were superb.

If the Miss Grand Philippines preliminary competition was any indication of what’s in store for the public in the finale, the latter promises to be an enjoyable and well-put-together showcase.

At this point of the pageant, each contestant is excited to know if she will make it to the first round and will do her best to secure a spot in the next level.

Among the 29 bets, these ladies may be considered the ones that have a chance to win it: Miss Grand Bicolandia Margarette Briton, Davao Region Angeleyh Pasco, Filipino Community in Canada Jasmine Garner, Nueva Ecija Alyssa Marie Geronimo, Pampanga Emma Mary Tiglao, Poblacion, Muntinlupa Anne Maureen Pasco, Quezon City Nikki Buenafe Cheveh, Taguig City Michelle Arceo, Tarlac Province Mary Rose Grande, Valenzuela City Dianne Cabatulan and Zambales Anita Rose Gomez.

But a candidate — or candidates — could spring a surprise tonight and win the panel of judges’ nod. One thinks it all boils down to this: the lady should do her homework well and deliver an impressive presentation and performance. She has to embody beauty, brains and (good) behavior, plus business, which pertains to her potential or growth as an entrepreneur or an artist, to name a few, encompassing innovativeness and creativity, as one may put it.

Good luck, girls. Win or lose, they will carry on to pursue their pageant aspirations.

Eala guaranteed P8.7 million for US Open first round win

 

Ralph Edwin Villanueva - Philstar.com

August 25, 2025 | 3:34pm

Eala guaranteed P8.7 million for US Open first round win

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: Alexandra Eala of the Philippines celebrates match point against Clara Tauson of Denmark during their Women's Singles First Round match on Day One of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 24, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

MANILA, Philippines — Aside from the wealth of experience at the US Open, Alex Eala also has, well, wealth to bring home after her historic Grand Slam win.

Eala barged into the next round of the 2025 US Open after outlasting World No. 14 Clara Tauson in their round of 128 matchup early Monday morning (Manila time), 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (13/11).

The Filipina won the first set, 6-3, before succumbing in the second set against her opponent from Denmark, 6-2.

In the third set, she trailed 1-5 and was about to have an early exit from the final Grand Slam tournament of the year. But she dug out of the hole and outlasted Tauson to punch a ticket to the round of 64.

With her first round win, Eala is assured of at least $154,000, or P8.7 million.

This, thanks to the largest prize pot in tennis history.

This year’s US open total prize pot rose to a whopping $90 million, or about P5.1 billion.

Those who bow out of the competition in the singles’ first round, such as Tauson, will not go home empty-handed. They will bring home $110,000, or about P6.2 million.

If Eala wins in the next round, she will be assured of at least $237,000, or P13.4 million.

Those who reach the round of 16 will be assured of at least $400,000 (P22.6 million); quarterfinals, $660,000 (37.3 million); semifinalists, $1.26 million (P71.3 million); and the runner-up, $2.5 million (P141.6 million).

The grand champion of the singles’ tournament will take home $5 million, or P283.2 million.

After her two-hour 36 minute marathon against Tauson, the Filipina will be back in action on Wednesday, as she awaits the winner between Cristina Bucsa and Claire Liu.

PH tourism at gunpoint

BY INQUIRER EDITORIAL

AUGUST 26, 2025

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Tourism thrives on image, and regrettably, the image of the Philippines now projected abroad is not of white sand beaches and warm, friendly people but of tourists mugged in broad daylight or gunned down in cold blood in the streets of Metro Manila.

The lesson for the Department of Tourism (DOT) is that advertising can only do so much. Warranted or not, no amount of marketing can trump the fear of falling victim to crooks or hired guns carrying out their mission with chilling ease in the nation’s capital.

Based on police accounts, a masked man fatally shot two unnamed Japanese nationals on Malvar Street in Manila’s red-light district of Malate at about 10:40 p.m. in Aug. 15. The victims, aged 41 and 53, were alighting from a taxi when they were approached by the assailant, who was accompanied by another man on a motorcycle nearby. Two suspects were arrested three days later and charged with murder, while a third was still being pursued, the Manila Police District (MPD) said in a statement.

Japanese mastermind

Investigators learned that a Japanese national who went by “Boss” had offered the Filipino suspects P9 million to kill his two compatriots, according to MPD spokesperson Maj. Philipp Ines. Conveniently, the identities of the third assailant and the suspected Japanese mastermind weren’t disclosed or remain unknown.

One might be skeptical of the police’s claim, but even if true, the foreigner’s alleged involvement is beside the point. It doesn’t erase the fact that it happened here. Nor does it erase how brazenly the perpetrators committed the crime, as though swaggering with the confidence that they could escape justice at any time.

Meanwhile, the pair of Japanese tourists weren’t the only victims. In May, two South Koreans were held at gunpoint and robbed of their luxury bags in Taguig’s polished, cosmopolitan enclave of BGC, or Bonifacio Global City.

The South Korean government expressed alarm, noting that such attacks were happening “frequently in Metro Manila… without regard for time or place,” according to a post on the website of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Overseas Travel Safety.

If even BGC, long regarded as one of Metro Manila’s few crime-free bubbles, is no longer safe, then where can tourists stay there?

Dramatic rebound

Such erosion of public safety in the National Capital Region—or even the appearance of it—could not have come at a worse time. Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco has trumpeted the travel industry’s dramatic rebound, reporting that in January alone, revenues hit P65.3 billion, a figure that surpassed pre-pandemic levels and signaled how tourism had become a crucial pillar of economic stability and growth.

The Philippines welcomed more than 2.9 million international visitors in the first half of the year. Over the years, South Korea, the United States, and Japan have accounted for the top arrivals, with each tourist representing food on the table for families dependent on jobs in hotels, restaurants, transport, and local crafts.

But the country lags far behind its neighbors like Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The DOT has itself admitted it is fighting a regional battle for tourist attention with “nothing but a plastic bullet,” its branding budget slashed to a fraction of what its rivals spend. What meager resources remain for marketing are now undermined by the very thing no ad campaign can fix: the perception that visitors can never feel truly safe in the Philippines.

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The authorities, however, will try to tell a different story. In May, the National Capital Region Police Office congratulated itself for a 23-percent drop in focus crimes, or serious offenses like murder, rape and robbery, over the past six months.

Third-rate law enforcement

The NCRPO said it recorded 779 fewer incidents of focus crimes from Nov. 23, 2024 to May 23, 2025 compared to the same period last year.

Yet such gains are bound to be overshadowed by reports of tourists being preyed on by criminals in the capital, where police presence is supposedly highest. How will travelers take notice of the country’s world-class destinations when the first thing they hear about it is its third-rate law enforcement?

Last Saturday was the 15th anniversary of the 2010 Manila hostage crisis, which claimed the lives of eight Hong Kong tourists and the policeman hostage-taker. The memory of that incident may have faded but the lawlessness that gave rise to it has not. In this environment, no branding campaign or tourism slogan will work. For tourism to remain a robust driver of economic growth, the Marcos administration must grasp the obvious: Safety is the first and most indispensable form of advertising.

Unless the government can guarantee that visitors will be able to roam the streets without fear of being mugged or ending up in the morgue, the catchphrase “Love the Philippines” will always sound like sarcasm to local and foreign ears.

All rivers, streams in Metro Manila may be affected by flooding — PAGASA

 

(MB FILE PHOTO)

By Jel Santos

Published Aug 26, 2025 12:12 am

All rivers and streams in Metro Manila may be affected by flooding as light to moderate rains and thunderstorms are expected in the region, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned Monday night, August 25.

In its General Flood Advisory No. 1 issued at 9:45 p.m., PAGASA said that “all rivers and streams in Metro Manila” are likely to be affected.

The state weather bureau explained that as of 3 p.m., the low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) was located 290 kilometers northeast of Maasin City, Southern Leyte, or 130 kilometers east northeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar.

It added that the LPA, together with the southwest monsoon, is affecting the western section of Southern Luzon.

With this, the agency reminded residents near mountain slopes and low-lying areas, as well as disaster officials, to be on alert. 

“People living near the mountain slopes and in the low-lying areas of the above-mentioned river systems and the local disaster risk reduction and management councils concerned are advised to take necessary precautionary measures,” it said.

Earlier, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced that classes at all levels and government work in Metro Manila and several provinces would be suspended on Tuesday, August 26, due to the expected heavy rains.