I live about 70 miles out from Detroit. Some days I can see a dozen jets at one time plus contrails from others. Mostly I don’t like looking at contrails because they screw up an otherwise good photograph.
I’m kind of a conservative environmentalist myself. No pesticides here. I let the snakes, frogs, toads, bats and birds keep most insects at managable levels. I’ve found that a little boric acid in sugar water keeps the ants in check. My big problem is japanese beetles but I like picking those by hand and feeding them to the bluegills along the shoreline.
Sprinkling black pepper in the threshold of the door in a straight line is supposed to stop ants; also I’ve read that drawing a thick chalk line across the floor at the doorway will stop ants from coming in.