Re: Where's the AI angle?
"Isn't someone developing an algorithm to steer "search and destroy" drones that can rid the planet of hornets and wasps"
genetically engineered diseases would probably work better [so long as they don't jump across species]
And then I'd like to add a few more bugs to that 'genocide' list, from cockroaches to biting flies. Nature WOULD fill up the gaps, with species that are less irritating [or resistant mutations, which we'd have to go after on a case by case basis].