http://ecoscraps.com/2007/12/10/insect-abstinence-the-next-green-pest-control/ A Scrapbook of the Green World Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:57:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ecoscraps.com/2007/12/10/insect-abstinence-the-next-green-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-13 MichelleBennett Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:27:24 +0000 http://ecoscraps.com/2007/12/10/insect-abstinence-the-next-green-pest-control/#comment-13 My big concern is that if a commercial product hits the shelves for agriculture, gardens, or homes that it will effect good bugs as well as bad bugs. What about the food chain? If bugs in an area stop reproducing then all their predators (think spiders, birds, bats, etc) are going to be hungry. Combating malaria or keeping ants out of the pantry are one thing, but creating a patchwork of "bug free zones" across a landscape is another. My big concern is that if a commercial product hits the shelves for agriculture, gardens, or homes that it will effect good bugs as well as bad bugs. What about the food chain? If bugs in an area stop reproducing then all their predators (think spiders, birds, bats, etc) are going to be hungry. Combating malaria or keeping ants out of the pantry are one thing, but creating a patchwork of “bug free zones” across a landscape is another.

]]> http://ecoscraps.com/2007/12/10/insect-abstinence-the-next-green-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-69750 MichelleBennett Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:27:00 +0000 http://ecoscraps.com/2007/12/10/insect-abstinence-the-next-green-pest-control/#comment-69750 My big concern is that if a commercial product hits the shelves for agriculture, gardens, or homes that it will effect good bugs as well as bad bugs. What about the food chain? If bugs in an area stop reproducing then all their predators (think spiders, birds, bats, etc) are going to be hungry. Combating malaria or keeping ants out of the pantry are one thing, but creating a patchwork of "bug free zones" across a landscape is another. My big concern is that if a commercial product hits the shelves for agriculture, gardens, or homes that it will effect good bugs as well as bad bugs. What about the food chain? If bugs in an area stop reproducing then all their predators (think spiders, birds, bats, etc) are going to be hungry. Combating malaria or keeping ants out of the pantry are one thing, but creating a patchwork of “bug free zones” across a landscape is another.

]]> http://ecoscraps.com/2007/12/10/insect-abstinence-the-next-green-pest-control/comment-page-1/#comment-70046 MichelleBennett Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:27:00 +0000 http://ecoscraps.com/2007/12/10/insect-abstinence-the-next-green-pest-control/#comment-70046 My big concern is that if a commercial product hits the shelves for agriculture, gardens, or homes that it will effect good bugs as well as bad bugs. What about the food chain? If bugs in an area stop reproducing then all their predators (think spiders, birds, bats, etc) are going to be hungry. Combating malaria or keeping ants out of the pantry are one thing, but creating a patchwork of "bug free zones" across a landscape is another. My big concern is that if a commercial product hits the shelves for agriculture, gardens, or homes that it will effect good bugs as well as bad bugs. What about the food chain? If bugs in an area stop reproducing then all their predators (think spiders, birds, bats, etc) are going to be hungry. Combating malaria or keeping ants out of the pantry are one thing, but creating a patchwork of “bug free zones” across a landscape is another.

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