As a human in this world it is hard to not notice that everything in this world is linked. From micro bacteria that are food for plankton, right through to sunlight being food for plants and bees being food for birds. This interconnected web of existence is the balance of all things naturally. It is because of this that I fail to believe the ignorance of people who deny their role in the way things are in their world.

There is new evidence to link neonic pesticides with the death of the small birds that live and eat around crops that are treated with neonicotinoid based pesticides. Most of the neonic treatment is genetic and systemic within the plant. These chemical were produced to lessen the toxic effects of other organophosphate based chemicals. Neonic pesticides soon came under pressure for links to CCD in bee colonies. Recent studies show that there is a link between the use of neonic treated crops and the bird decline in the area. Most of the birds studied were insectivorous (mainly feeds on insects). These birds feed their young on incsects during breeding season. Insects a a huge part of any eco-system, managing the breakdown of dead matter, and being a huge layer in the food chain.

I believe that this serves as a great micro example of what we are doing to the world today and hoe our action are going to effect the macro world in which we live. I see examples of this happening all around the world, with no sight of it getting better.

“from little things big things grow” Paul kelly,

This micro issue that effects the insects and birds is based around us growing our food for our consumption. If it isn’t good for the birds then how can it be good for us. This small localised issue can grow to effect us all on a macro level through the foods we ingest from the chemical treated fields.

We are in a world where the population is growing, and to feed them all we need to produce more food, because of this, humans try do keep the level of food production increasing. to be able to do that we are treating our staple crops with all sorts of different methods to make them more resistant to pest and disease. This is always going to be an issue in the future, and the methods of our modern agricultural industry will continue to do this. There has to be a way in which the food production of the world will work in conjuction with the land and the insects.

If we keep on down this path there will be no open pollination, and pollinators will diminish. Growing these crops will be harder in the future as the population increases and the pollinators diminish there will  be a point when the system recognises the delicate balance and the food production becomes more natural in sync with the environment and sustainable methods.