Stamets@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 10 months agoWe're coming for youlemmy.worldimagemessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1498
arrow-up1498imageWe're coming for youlemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 10 months agomessage-square30linkfedilink
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up67·edit-210 months agoWhen CCP did a controlled eradication of pest animals destroying their crops, it caused the great Chinese famine and millions died. Mostly because these pest animals were natural enemies to even worse pests.
minus-squareShadow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up23·10 months agoTIL https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoYea, those misquitos are trying to rid us of the human pest, but it’s just too damn tenacious and pernicious!
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoAs far as I can tell, if it had been Three Pests instead of including sparrows, it would have been fine.
When CCP did a controlled eradication of pest animals destroying their crops, it caused the great Chinese famine and millions died. Mostly because these pest animals were natural enemies to even worse pests.
TIL https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign
Yea, those misquitos are trying to rid us of the human pest, but it’s just too damn tenacious and pernicious!
As far as I can tell, if it had been Three Pests instead of including sparrows, it would have been fine.