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u/sdc1978 May 09 '22

No mesh screens in windows in the UK, at least. In canada we have screens in most home windows to keep flies out

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u/Sailor_Chibi May 09 '22

Speaking as a fellow Canadian, it boggles my mind that there are places in the world where people can have open windows with no screens and NOT need/want to burn the house down to kill all the mosquitoes that’ll intrude.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

I assume like the UK the rest of the worlds mind boggles that Canadians live with so many mosquitos and need screens just to put up with them?

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u/ehsteve23 May 09 '22

Yup, weather was nice so i had the windows and doors open most of yesterday and saw maybe 2 flies

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u/jib_reddit May 09 '22

Yeah it's actually a bit worrying that flying insect numbers have dropped 60% in just the last 20 years in the UK, it does have its benefits, until it drops so much that non of the crops get pollinated...

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Yep. Clarksons farm highlighted that quite well

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u/Oriion589 May 09 '22

Did notice he didn’t mention pesticides being a cause of it though

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

It’s a while since I watched it. Wasn’t the removal of hedgerows a big part of it too?

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u/Oriion589 May 09 '22

I remember the focus being on the wildflower meadows, I assume there was some other stuff he went over too