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Isn't there an "insect apocalypse" every few years and never actually coming to any sort of fruition?

• ska 8y ago
  I don't think so. What makes you say that? The only thing I can think of that might be confused look like this is the ongoing discussion of bee colony collapses, that seems to have a "news cycle" of every few years. However, the problem is ongoing - it's just the lay reporting that is cyclical. And the impact has been very real, and very expensive to mitigate so far.
  • pbreit 8y ago
    This is the part that I wonder about: "And the impact has been very real, and very expensive to mitigate so far." Is there a good read for the actual impact, if any?
• steego 8y ago
  > Isn't there an "insect apocalypse" every few years and never actually coming to any sort of fruition? Would you call an 82% drop "coming to any sort of fruition" or are you holding out for a higher threshold? Seriously, what's your threshold for giving the idea a second thought? Do you need an actual full-on insect apocalypse with tangible and irrefutable economic consequences before you utter the words, "I'm not saying I'm sold on this whole insect apocalypse thing, but I think we ought to at least listen to what the entomologists are saying." I'm not going to pretend I know anything about the subject, but what's your threshold for simply not dismissing it?
  • pbreit 8y ago
    This is the fruition I'm referring to: "could alter the planet". Never seems to be the case.