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[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It is actually the other way around, many fly species are pests to humans costing them a lot of money. Flies are also the greatest killer of humans and there have been massive efforts undertaken to get rid of e.g. mosquitoes.