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[–] [email protected] 69 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

When CCP did a controlled eradication of pest animals destroying their crops, it caused the great Chinese famine and millions died. Mostly because these pest animals were natural enemies to even worse pests.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Although the sparrow campaign ended in disaster, the other three anti-pest campaigns may have contributed to the improvement in the health statistics in the 1950s.[18]

Seems the birds may have been the only screw up. No harm reported from the mosquitos, flies, and rats.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Yea, those misquitos are trying to rid us of the human pest, but it's just too damn tenacious and pernicious!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

As far as I can tell, if it had been Three Pests instead of including sparrows, it would have been fine.