• magic_lobster_party
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      2 months ago

      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.

        • @[email protected]
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          122 months ago

          Although the sparrow campaign ended in disaster, the other three anti-pest campaigns may have contributed to the improvement in the health statistics in the 1950s.[18]

          Seems the birds may have been the only screw up. No harm reported from the mosquitos, flies, and rats.

      • @MotoAsh
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        52 months ago

        Yea, those misquitos are trying to rid us of the human pest, but it’s just too damn tenacious and pernicious!

      • @davidgro
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        42 months ago

        As far as I can tell, if it had been Three Pests instead of including sparrows, it would have been fine.