The Brief Florida wildlife officials arrested two men accused of placing over 1,000 mothballs on St. Pete Beach to prevent protected birds from nesting. Two men face criminal charges after state wildlife investigators uncovered a plot to scatter over 1,000 toxic mothballs across St. Pete Beach to disrupt a vital shorebird nesting area. St. Pete Beach bird investigationWhat we know:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers arrested Robert Czyszczon and Christopher Monroe following a months-long investigation into illegal pest control along the shoreline. They first responded to reports of mothballs scattered on St. Pete Beach behind the Plaza Beach Hotel on April 20, and investigators said they worked with Audubon Society volunteers and others to remove them. FOX 13 reached out to representatives at the Plaza Beach Hotel for comment, but the business has not yet responded.