or eggs or other insect parts

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    That’s a valid position, but it applies equally to most kinds of land use. Agave plantations are not less ecologically problematic. Agriculture has an impact.

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      And animal agriculture uses even more land than eating plants directly. We have to eat something to survive and eating plants has the least impact.

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        For most animals yes, but bees (the topic at hand) are different because their land use overlaps with other kinds rather than displacing it. The competition with native insects is a real problem but not necessarily more of a problem than honey alternatives.