The fire ants are one of the biggest contributors. Thankfully there has been a concerted effort to encourage native ant populations, educating people on what a fire ant looks like, and how to kill them with minimal impact on the local fauna. Still, we have a long way to go given how eager people are to poison anything that doesn't fit their mold of what beneficial is.
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That is so sadly true, we are all too used to using pesticides for anything that annoys us. I try to grow my own veggies and I use bugs and lizards to take care of problem bugs, it's not 100 percent efficient but at least I'm not contributing to the problem. Thank you for your comment and for all the info. you have shared with us!