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by odovdor 2762 days ago
Glyphosate is a herbicide. Why blame it when there are dozens of insecticides used in agriculture?
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There's recent reporting that Glyphosate affects insect gut bacteria.

https://cen.acs.org/environment/pesticides/Glyphosate-disrup...

I think the larger point being, the more chemicals we insert into the environment without a holistic understanding of their interactions and impact on various ecosystems, the more we run the risk of collateral damage.

...and insects have no interest in plants.