Insects and Biodiversity

Scientist Brad Lister returned to Puerto Rican rainforest after 35 years to find 98% of ground insects had vanished (2019)

Many of the world’s pollinator insects are in decline. What does this mean for global food production? (2021)

What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth? (2018)

Bite. Breed. Die. "Silicon Valley researchers are attacking flying bloodsuckers in California's Fresno County. It's the first salvo in an unlike... (2018)

Keeping meticulous records over decades, the Krefeld Entomological Society documented a 75 percent decline in bug populations that shocked the world. (2017)

Global declines in insects have sparked wide interest among scientists, politicians, and the general public. Loss of insect diversity and abundance... (2017)

The Atlantic, 2017: "In western Germany, populations of flying insects have fallen by around 80 percent in the last three decades... By analyzing ... (2017)

Exclusive: Insects could vanish within a century at current rate of decline, says global review (2019)

The genetic-engineering tool could help combat malaria and invasive species. But should we use it? (2019)

Claims that insects will disappear within a century are absurd, but the reality isn’t reassuring either. (2019)

Bees, butterflies, and other insects are under attack by the very plants they feed on as U.S. agriculture continues to use chemicals known to kill. (2019)

Germany is planning to ban floodlights from dusk for much of the year as part of its bid to fight a dramatic decline in insect populations, it emer... (2020)