it's a biodiversity that is needed. I have done a ton of amateur farming/gardening and when a predator comes in and flourishes it's usually because a few milder bugs aren't there to stop the invasion. We kill the guards of the garden and then in the void of protectors the destroyers come in.
also think about the expansion of human activities (buildings, pollution, claiming of resources) and deforestation, it really removes large areas of bug habitats, and breeding grounds. the remaining bugs will end up in your garden.
most of the earth is now agricultural farmland, rather than wilderness, thats not the bugs natural environment, and theyre getting sprayed, of course the numbers are declining.
an important aspect of farming vs wildlife is it is farms are normally a monoculture. One crop for miles. That is a perfect storm to feed the invasive species.
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Beorn ago
There is no bug shortage where I live. I can tell you that much, anacdotally.
solvire ago
it's a biodiversity that is needed. I have done a ton of amateur farming/gardening and when a predator comes in and flourishes it's usually because a few milder bugs aren't there to stop the invasion. We kill the guards of the garden and then in the void of protectors the destroyers come in.
It's analogous to cultural marxism.
fastregister ago
also think about the expansion of human activities (buildings, pollution, claiming of resources) and deforestation, it really removes large areas of bug habitats, and breeding grounds. the remaining bugs will end up in your garden.
most of the earth is now agricultural farmland, rather than wilderness, thats not the bugs natural environment, and theyre getting sprayed, of course the numbers are declining.
solvire ago
an important aspect of farming vs wildlife is it is farms are normally a monoculture. One crop for miles. That is a perfect storm to feed the invasive species.