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On one hand, this will maximize crop per area. On the other hand, it will kill off all insects that require diverse sets of plants, causing issues in the food c
by bitL 4y ago
On one hand, this will maximize crop per area. On the other hand, it will kill off all insects that require diverse sets of plants, causing issues in the food chain above. The long-term consequences are unknown, likely not good.
- bluSCALE4 4y agoI'd think you'd be able to identify good and bad bugs. If you mean killing off bad bugs will have unknown consequences, then yeah, probably.
- zeckalpha 4y agoSome good bugs need plant diversity.
- lm28469 4y agoIt's not the chemicals that kill bugs afaik, just the fact that what was once a very diverse eco system became XX sqkm of the same plant growing on basically dead soil This robot would not change that problem What we'd need is sustainable farming with crop rotation and lots of diversity, but this is less efficient and farmers are already not making a ton of profit
- bitL 4y agoGood bugs often need bad bugs to thrive, so do birds.
- quixoticelixer- 4y agoWhat do you think currently happens in most fields? I'll give you a hint. They dont just let weeds grow.
- bitL 4y agoIt's already a problem, I agree. Another big problem is the increasing measurable presence of those chemicals in pastry/bread/flour these days, with unknown long-term effects.
- quixoticelixer- 4y agoThe levels in most flour etc is in the parts per billion. The long term effects are already pretty well known. It is not an issue