When it comes to humans and insects, the relationship is rocky at best. Over one billion dollars are spent on pesticides in the US annually. Not only are the pesticides terrible for everything that comes in contact with them, but they also end up in our waterways and our oceans. Pesticides are much more dangerous than any insect on the planet, even mosquitos. Let’s learn what insects rank high on the danger scale in the US.
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