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Re:The Insect Apocalypse Is Here by ansible on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @06:03PM (#18547699)
While I don't disagree with what you're saying, I'd like to point out that with suburban lawn maintenance, it wouldn't surprise me to see over-application of fertilizer and pesticide on the order of 10x actually needed.

I would expect that the harm to the environment per unit of area is greater for lawns than farmland. I'll have to look for studies that research this.

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Re:The Insect Apocalypse Is Here by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @06:05PM (#18547706)
Farmers have strict regulation on application, and face penalties to misapply. While urban lawns have no regulation and no oversight. Its commonly believed in rural areas that urban pollution/runoff far outstrips what farms contribute
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