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Re:Why are there so few dead bugs on my windshield these days? by fleddr on Monday October 24, 2022 @10:04AM (#33316760)
The point of an insecticide is to kill the specific insect being a pest to the crop. Not to kill every single insect altogether.

Maybe people like you should experience what a world without insects would look like. I can save you the time. There will be no world.

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Re:Why are there so few dead bugs on my windshield these days? by indymike on Monday October 24, 2022 @11:45AM (#33318222)
> The point of an insecticide is to kill the specific insect being a pest to the crop.

Even this can cause a collapse by removing a food source from other predators.

> I can save you the time. There will be no world.

This is true. Insects are food for a huge number of predators, and insect larvae are a really important component of having soil capable of growing plants.

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Re:Why are there so few dead bugs on my windshield these days? by fleddr on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:33PM (#33321368)
Not to mention their role in pollination. 80% of plants are pollinated by animals, mostly insects. This includes 35% of food plants.
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