I'm 37.<p>I remember when I was 8, 10, 14. In the late 80's and early 90's. In the evening and night, bugs were <i>everywhere</i> if you drove. They were thick, like a fog all to its own. You needed windshield wiper fluid at minimum, and you'd have a hood-bug-stopper.<p>These days, I drive and drive and drive. And what do I not see? I don't see the clouds of bugs everywhere. I rarely have to use windshield wiper fluid - the majority was for bugs that just aren't there now.<p>I'm already feeling the life changes of climate change, and I'm in Indiana. It's no sealevel change, but its the very life; the bugs, the birds, the mammals, and plants that grow. I'm sure farmers feel it more, but given politics, it seems the farmers are against the idea of climate change - as it's some sort of democrat talking point... But we can just add more fertilizer.
>Why poison the earth when you can have wildflowers at your feet and songbirds in your trees without even trying?<p>Because if my lawn has any random wildflowers the HOA will send a letter and a fine if it isn't fixed within 5 days.
In the US, TSCA 1974 grandfathered in thousands of chemicals with zero proof of safety and no studies. I think Ralph Nader needs to hit this point every now and then to remind people that American chemicals are ridiculously under-regulated compared to Scandinavian and other Western countries. And if you're still using RoundUp, switch to table salt.. it will kill most plants but not kill you.
Oh hell no.<p>Here in West Australia we get these bastards in our lawn
<a href="https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/doublegee-pest" rel="nofollow">https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/declared-plants/doublegee-pest</a><p>Natures Caltrops.
and let me tell you, they're strong enough to pop a tyre on a pushbike.