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In the USA, people absolutely put both herbicide and insecticide on their lawns. Here's one product that I've seen in stores: https://www.scotts.com/sites/g/fi

In the USA, people absolutely put both herbicide and insecticide on their lawns. Here's one product that I've seen in stores: https://www.scotts.com/sites/g/files/oydgjc106/files/asset_files/49013-2%20label.pdf https://www.scotts.com/sites/g/files/oydgjc106/files/asset_f... The active ingredient here is bifenthrin, which has been (mostly) banned in the EU since 2019. This product is marketed for killing those "unsavory" bugs and promoting plant growth, but it is also extremely lethal to bees. I'm sure that my neighbors dislike the clover in my yard, but I've got bees buzzing about over here and they have a pristine-but-sterile landscape.

zhynn 4y ago
In the northeast many people are terrified of ticks, and they go scorched earth genocide trying to keep them away with neurotoxins. It doesn't stop the ticks, they are extremely resilient and don't use lawns as their primary habitat. It does massive damage to the local insect population though. Also, DEET is a lot less nasty than most people think, and very effective without destroying the ecosystem.