"eating is an agricultural act" --Wendell Berry, The Pleasures of Eating

NYC insects can help reduce food waste

A recent study published in the Global Change Biology journal found that arthropods (insects, millipedes, and spiders) can act as tiny trash disposals in NYC’s public spaces. Littered food waste can have huge human health implications, and if rats, squirrels, raccoons, and pigeons pick up our littered food, we are basically feeding a population that can transmit diseases to humans. Arthropods, on the other hand, don’t make us sick, and are extremely effective at removing littered food waste. So think twice before stepping on the next insect you see on the streets!

Read more here: http://time.com/3611552/insects-eat-food-waste/

3 Comments

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  3. Samantha Gleich

    This is a great example of using a natural, biological solution to solve a problem as opposed to an artificial and potentially harmful solution. I took a plant disease class last year where we spent a large portion of time discussing biological control mechanisms to prevent plant diseases. Human diseases can be controlled in the same way through biological control mechanisms if they are properly researched and executed. This article provides a great deal of hope for the future!

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