• kozy138@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    As far as sugar production for profit goes, it’s way better than the process for high fructose corn syrup production.

    And at the rate that insect populations are declining, any additional insects will help.

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      1 year ago

      One thing to note, though, is that honey bees are likely a factor in declining native insect populations. Their ability to outcompete native species results in a direct decline in the populations and effectiveness of native pollinators in areas nearby where beekeeping is practiced.

      I don’t know much about hfcs production, though, so I’ll have to look into that.

      Sources: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2016.1641

      https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41271-5

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      Insect population declining is a symptom, the issue is that natural ecosystems are declining.

      I assure you that is you plant natural wildflowers and you stop mowing your lawn the insect population and biodiversity in your area will explode in just a few months.

      So I don’t think adding more insects is the solution, if we give them the habitat the insect population can quickly grow back.