Monday, February 11, 2019

Jordan Gillette- Y'all. There will be a BOOM in HOUSEFLIES and COCKROACHES if we do nothing to save the bees.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47198576

Summary: On February 11th, 2019 BBC posted an article about how in the next few decades, there will be a potential boom in housefly and pest populations if the population continues to let critical insect species like bees and butterflies simply die away. As many as 1/3 of all insects are on the endangered list as of 2019 because of common 21st century agricultural practices like the use of pesticides, and global warming. Many of the endangered bugs pollinate 75% of crops worldwide, and the extinction of said bugs could cause major ripple effects within the U.S. and global economy, and the bugs' predators. Many types of birds, reptiles and fish rely on certain insects to survive, and without them, these species may risk extinction as well. Although, the worst part is that while vital insects start to fade away, everyone's favorite things to get rid off will boom if nothing is done. In the next few decades, it is estimated that there will be small outbursts of cockroaches, mosquitoes and houseflies all over the world. Something needs to be done.

Analysis: Ewwwweweewewewewew. Oh my god, sorry, I am not going to deal with more god awful pests then I have to. I hate all things harmful bugs to begin with, so frankly I say SAVE THE BEES PEOPLE! Do we really want to deal with giant, disgusting Texas cockroaches randomly appearing in our bathrooms more than we have to? (NO.)  This article was written by Mark McGrath, BBC's environmental correspondent, and he wrote this article as a way to warn society about the subtle but terrifying messes we are making within the environment and the dire consequences of neglecting said messes. Before reading this article, I only knew that we needed to save our friendly helpful insects, but I didn't realize how crucial it was. This article can't exactly be related to anything in history because artificial climate change has never happened before. We are killing the oceans, the glaciers, the penguins, the ozone layer, our helpful insects, and ourselves, and the only reason people deny that climate change is real is because no one wants to admit that we truly don't know how to stop it. I'm scared for all of our grandkids.

2 comments:

  1. Emma Burkey: I agree with you Jordan Gillette, we do need to save the bees. Doing so will not only stop the potential increase of flies and roaches, but it will also help pollination and the overall environment.

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  2. Bees are very helpful just like sharks; they're the ones that keep the ocean "clean" without parasites or even over population . Animals help us more than we think . - Alma Alvarado- Cabrera

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