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Not sure if it's a coincidence but I read a report on BBC how most insects will die/vanish in 100 years except for cockroaches and other insects that thrive on
by mtw 8y ago
Not sure if it's a coincidence but I read a report on BBC how most insects will die/vanish in 100 years except for cockroaches and other insects that thrive on human waste; butterflies, bees and other insects being too fragile for human pollution. Sobering
- opportune 8y agothat seems mostly due to pesticide use which is unrelated
- llukas 8y ago[citation needed]
- drak0n1c 8y agoInsects and other arthropods thrived in prior warm high-carbon eras, what you read was a sensationalist pop sci report about pesticides specifically.
- mtw 8y agoYour reply is simplistic (1) This is not pop sci : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320718313636 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00063... - it's a research article resulting from a collaboration between 2 universities (2) The paper mentions pesticides but also mentions climate change (global warming due to high-carbon), also mention intensive agriculture. (3) usage of pesticide is highly linked with C02 pollution and climate change. You cannot consider one without not considering the other. (4) How do insects thrived in warm high-carbon eras? I'd be happy to read papers on this