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Re:Monarch butterfly populations in U.S. west are down an or... by NeedMoreTea on Sunday December 02, 2018 @06:46AM (#18581945)
I wonder how easy, or affordable, it will be to maintain a balanced diet if all insect pollinated fruit and veg becomes unavailable. Quite apart from the tendency of people to like tasty and varied food over dull but sufficient intake.

More importantly I wonder what unforeseen unintended consequences will arise from disassembling food chains, after we've lost those species, and it's too late.

Re:Monarch butterfly populations in U.S. west are down an or... by maxerickson on Sunday December 02, 2018 @09:05AM (#18582341)
I'm not dismissing the consequences of mass insect die off, I'm dismissing mass starvation as one of them. I guess expecting people to link "calorie crops" to "mass starvation" is high.