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The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming
If we can learn about human cognition, behaviour and pathology by studying insects, how does this blur the boundaries between ‘us’ and ‘them’?
David Waltner-Toews • On the shared genetic memories between us, the cat and the fly | Aeon Essays
wHy sHoUld wE cArE aBOut tHe reSt of THe wOrlD?
Example 678969: The USA has been dumping hundreds of millions of sterile flies out of airplanes onto Panama for the past 80 years. Specifially to keep a flesh eating parasites called the screwworm under control. These parasites can kill a full-size cow in less than 2... See more
JerryRigEverythingx.com“As an entomologist, I’ve been doing this for over 25 years now, and it is a rare day when the humans actually get to win one against the insects,” said Sven Spichiger, the pest program manager at the Washington State Department of Agriculture.