Long-billed curlews eat many different kinds of insects, including grasshoppers, as a source of food. It has been shown that pesticide use kills many of these insects. How would you expect an increase in pesticide use to affect to the population of long-billed curlews in the same area?

A. It would decrease

B. It would stay the same

C. It would increase

D. It would not be affected

A. It would decrease