Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides: study
Slightly tangential, but I want to point out that there&#x27;s a way forward without pesticides and without economic disaster: We can switch to a &quot;horticultural&quot; mode of civilization.  The idea is that we use <i>applied ecology</i> to create curated ecosystems that have a high proportion of plants that are agriculturally productive.  (Not to be mysterious, I&#x27;m talking about Permaculture et. al. but that term seems to upset a few people so I just say &quot;applied ecology&quot; now.)  &quot;Food forest&quot; is a search term to try..<p>Here&#x27;s a talk &quot;Redesigning Civilization with Permaculture&quot; by Toby Hemenway (RIP) where he talks about how we got into this mess and how we might get out.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tobyhemenway.com&#x2F;videos&#x2F;redesigning-civilization-with-permaculture&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tobyhemenway.com&#x2F;videos&#x2F;redesigning-civilization-with...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=H6b7zJ-hx_c" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=H6b7zJ-hx_c</a>