KILL A SPARROW CAMPAIGN(FOUR PESTS CAMPAIGN)

By Tom Lotozo

What Happened? Elimination of the four pests (sparrows,

mosquitoes, flies, and rats) was ordered From 1958-1962 in China

Effective? Due to a dramatic loss of sparrows, a

ecological imbalance occurred Rice production decreased due to a rise

in locusts Credited for the great Chinese famine

30 million died of starvation

Result? Total Backfire Chinese emperor continued the quest

against the pests, but he switched the sparrow for bedbugs

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