Pesticides disrupt ecosystems from "summary" of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Pesticides, lethal chemicals devised to kill insects, have brought about a sinister transformation in the countryside. They have set in motion an ever-widening wave of destruction that spreads out, killing not only the target pests but countless other creatures as well. The chemicals are sprayed over fields and forests, carried on the wind to settle on the leaves of plants, and then consumed by birds and insects. The pesticides do not discriminate; they kill the good with the bad, wiping out entire populations of birds, insects, and other animals that play crucial roles in maintaining the delicate balance of the ecosystem. As the web of life is disrupted by the indiscriminate use of pesticides, the consequences reverberate throughout the ecosystem. Insects, once seen as pests to be eradicated, are revealed to be essential links in the chain of life. Birds that feed on insects are decimated by the toxic chemicals, while the insects themselves become resistant to the pesticides, leading to the need for e...
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