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Ok, I've learned something new today.
Chagas disease, transmitted by "Kissing bugs" is a parasitic disease. Those bugs drain blood, shit on you and infect you with parasites, which highjack your muscle cells to produce more parasites, until they reach your heart and do that there.
And this kids, is why pesticides are good. Fuck mother nature's bugs.
Only a VERY tiny fraction of insects are pests. The vast majority are benficial. There is a place for responsible pesticide use, but the mentality expressed in your last sentence is a primary reason why insects are in global decline, which is very much not something we want. When you exterminate all the insects, the ones that tend to persist are the pests. When you let the native insect community flourish, pests generally stay subdued by their natural enemies.
I remember as a kid, taking a 15 minute drive through the country was enough to cover your windshield and bumper in dead bugs. Had to clean up the windshield at a gas station almost every day. I barely see one bug splatter anymore.
Oh here we go
And you can’t give blood with the Red Cross in the US after having Chagas.
I agree.. if only the fireflies that are going extinct due to those pesticides and light pollution weren’t a victim too. That’s the one that makes me sad 😔