The Insect Apocalypse Is Here

Re:The Insect Apocalypse Is Here by culot on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @05:54PM (#18547632)

"Homeowners use up to 10 times more chemical pesticides per acre on their lawns than farmers use on crops."

- Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [circa 2000]

Source:

https://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ID=1914520959

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Re:The Insect Apocalypse Is Here by dragonwriter on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @05:57PM (#18547654)

> Homeowners use up to 10 times more chemical pesticides per acre on their lawns than farmers use on crops.

That statement says a lot less than it is designed to sound like it says. I mean, it's literally true if the most pesticide happy homeowner with a postage stamp sized lawn saturates it with pesticide at a per-acre use 10 times that is typical of farms

What you want is “on average” comparison, not “up to”, which is only useful for deception.

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