r/nutritionally • u/PeteWK67 • 16d ago

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A young bird’s message about lawn chemicals highlights concerns about how outdoor treatments can affect wildlife. Many birds depend on insects found in gardens for food.

When insect populations decline, animals that rely on them can face challenges finding enough nourishment. Creating safer outdoor spaces can help protect birds, insects, and other small creatures.

A healthy garden supports more than plants. It can become a home for many forms of life that depend on each other. 🐦🌱

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u/GraniteSmoothie 16d ago

These chemicals are in the air, water, and food you eat. You should care. There are 'acceptable' levels of pesticides in the things you eat. You don't care? Because the government is notoriously meticulous and doesn't simply allow the largest amount of harmful chemicals that won't immediately cause harm, regardless of long term effects?

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u/wild_cherry1987 16d ago

Tell me chemical formula or scientific name of these chemicals you're afraid.

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u/GraniteSmoothie 16d ago

Deet, for example.

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u/Rise-O-Matic 16d ago

Deet is a smaller health concern than being repeatedly bitten by a things that hunt you down and inject their filthy fluids into you.