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Re:'Insect apocalypse' more complicated than thought by mikorym on Friday April 24, 2020 @07:48AM (#22966963)
If you have 50% of the yield, you require 200% of the current area.

Some pesticides have a flat rate per area, like for example herbicide.

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Re:'Insect apocalypse' more complicated than thought by rapnie on Friday April 24, 2020 @08:06AM (#22967072)
> If you have 50% of the yield, you require 200% of the current area.

Or less waste.

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Re:'Insect apocalypse' more complicated than thought by tasuki on Friday April 24, 2020 @09:51AM (#22967904)
I have a hope for large proportion of food waste to be eaten by insects, helping ameliorate the situation at least a little.
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