Insect collapse: ‘We are destroying our life support systems’ | The Guardian
Scientist Brad Lister returned to Puerto Rican rainforest after 35 years to find 98% of ground insects had vanished
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A collection of articles about insects, bugs and biodiversity
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How much of the world’s food production is dependent on pollinators? - Our World in Data
Many of the world’s pollinator insects are in decline. What does this mean for global food production?
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The Insect Apocalypse Is Here - The New York Times
What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth?
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Google’s Parent Has a Plan to Eliminate Mosquitoes Worldwide - Bloomberg
Bite. Breed. Die. "Silicon Valley researchers are attacking flying bloodsuckers in California's Fresno County. It's the first salvo in an unlike...
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The German Amateurs Who Discovered ‘Insect Armageddon’ - The New York Times
Keeping meticulous records over decades, the Krefeld Entomological Society documented a 75 percent decline in bug populations that shocked the world.
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More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas
Global declines in insects have sparked wide interest among scientists, politicians, and the general public. Loss of insect diversity and abundance...
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Insects Are In Serious Trouble
The Atlantic, 2017: "In western Germany, populations of flying insects have fallen by around 80 percent in the last three decades... By analyzing ...
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Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature' | Environment | The Guardian
Exclusive: Insects could vanish within a century at current rate of decline, says global review
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The CRISPR machines that can wipe out entire species - CNET
The genetic-engineering tool could help combat malaria and invasive species. But should we use it?
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Is the Insect Apocalypse Really Upon Us? - The Atlantic
Claims that insects will disappear within a century are absurd, but the reality isn’t reassuring either.
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Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides - National Geographic- 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.
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Germany plans to dim lights at night to save insects
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...
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