Comments on: China’s All-Natural Pest Control Program http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/green-living/chinas-amusing-all-natural-pest-control-program/946 for environmentalists who don't take themselves too seriously Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:39:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Steve N Lee http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/green-living/chinas-amusing-all-natural-pest-control-program/946/comment-page-1#comment-26329 Steve N Lee Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:39:13 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/green-living/chinas-amusing-all-natural-pest-control-program/946#comment-26329 I find it hard to believe that people frighten the birds away by making noise. I've travelled around China - there's very little birdsong because there are very few birds. Why? The Chinese eat them. They're often sold roasted on little skewers, three of four at a time, on little pavement stalls. The Chinese eat anything. Literally. I've seen it in their markets - sea horses, snake, scorpions... Steve N. Lee eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com I find it hard to believe that people frighten the birds away by making noise. I’ve travelled around China – there’s very little birdsong because there are very few birds. Why? The Chinese eat them. They’re often sold roasted on little skewers, three of four at a time, on little pavement stalls.

The Chinese eat anything. Literally. I’ve seen it in their markets – sea horses, snake, scorpions…

Steve N. Lee
eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com

]]> By: john http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/green-living/chinas-amusing-all-natural-pest-control-program/946/comment-page-1#comment-25760 john Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:59:00 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/green-living/chinas-amusing-all-natural-pest-control-program/946#comment-25760 "This scares them into flying, and people keep it up until the birds literally drop dead of exhaustion from being unable to rest." Awesome idea. Then, if there aren't enough birds anymore to eat the pests in the crops, the crop fails and they can have themselves a nice big famine that kills a few tens of millions of people. It's not as if they haven't done it before. “This scares them into flying, and people keep it up until the birds literally drop dead of exhaustion from being unable to rest.”

Awesome idea. Then, if there aren’t enough birds anymore to eat the pests in the crops, the crop fails and they can have themselves a nice big famine that kills a few tens of millions of people.
It’s not as if they haven’t done it before.

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