Should we stop killing the wasps?

theinfectedmaster

Argument Topic: No, but I think we should watch how much we're killing them.

I don't think we should stop killing wasps entirely, but I do think that we should watch how much we're killing them because they do pollinate flowers. We should only kill wasps that build their nests in areas where they're harmful to people, like carbon monoxide vents, underneath door frames, underneath garage frames, underneath porches, inside umbrellas, or inside mailboxes. If we kill wasps all of the time, just think of all of those harmful chemicals were putting into the air. It could exacerbate climate change.

JoeKerr

By all means let's stop killing wasps, but let's stop killing people first!

Dreamer

Argument Topic: Wasps are preadator for pest insects.

"The researchers say that wasps could be used as sustainable forms of pest control in developing countries, especially tropical ones, where farmers could bring in populations of a local wasp species with minimal risk to the natural environment."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210430093209.htm

Farmers are encouraging wasps to help with crops.

theinfectedmaster

@Dreamer Wasps also can pollinate flowers, too, so that's another way they help us.