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For the counter-point to be meaningful, people would have to individually kill a lot of mosquitoes. Made me wonder, what fraction of mosquitoes are killed by hu
by mlinksva 6y ago
For the counter-point to be meaningful, people would have to individually kill a lot of mosquitoes. Made me wonder, what fraction of mosquitoes are killed by humans in a city setting? I'd guess it's very small. 1/1000? Has anyone tried to measure this?
- jMyles 6y agoI too am curious, but I think it's way, way more than you're guessing. I imagine humans are the single biggest threat to mosquitoes in a city (and also the single biggest source of sustenance).
- howlgarnish 6y agoDirect kills are probably pretty marginal, but Singapore employs insecticides in prodigious quantities. It's almost eerie how eg hawker centres have no flies and outdoor gardens are almost entirely devoid of insects (whereas if you cross the border to Malaysia, both can be found in abundance).
- bobthepanda 6y agoHuh. Does Singapore not need insect pollinators?
- maffydub 6y agoI believe there's very little agriculture in Singapore - almost all food is imported.
- Yeri 6y agoSingapore has some limited 'agriculture' (and a big shift to industrialised hydroponics and stuff); but most is outside the city. It's indeed quite scary how much pesticides are currently used and how a lot of the green patches and parks have little flies, butterflies, and other insects.
- elfgoh 6y ago> It's indeed quite scary how much pesticides are currently used I am curious. Do you have a reference for that?
- elfgoh 6y ago> but Singapore employs insecticides in prodigious quantities. I am intrigued. Do you have a reference for that?