The biggest shock is that we still put the burden of proof on science to demonstrate the extent to which food chains are disrupted by isolated uses of pesticides, as if habitat fragmentation, global warming, land use change, pollution, water table pollution and change, overpopulation, etc. doesn’t all tie in. We are so, so myopic.

It’s about time the burden of proof falls on chemical companies to show their products don’t do such tremendous damage, instead of leaving it to be discovered and reported in already obliterated ecosystems.