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Direct kills are probably pretty marginal, but Singapore employs insecticides in prodigious quantities. It's almost eerie how eg hawker centres have no flies a

Direct 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 ago
Huh. Does Singapore not need insect pollinators?
- maffydub 6y ago
  I believe there's very little agriculture in Singapore - almost all food is imported.
  - Yeri 6y ago
    Singapore 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?