A global butterfly index could advance insect conservation worldwide

About 70 per cent of the species on Earth are insects. They are fundamental components of most ecosystems: they comprise half ...
WRBL

‘Nature is under siege’: Study finds insect population shrinking 1 to 2 percent each year

(NEXSTAR) – Earth’s insects are faring poorly. That’s according to a new special issue from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science released Tuesday. According to the report, Earth is ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

The world's insect population is in decline — and that's bad news for humans

Environmental writer Oliver Milman says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are killing off insects worldwide, which, in turn, threatens... The world's insect population is in decline — and ...
Labroots

Urbanization A Key Factor In Insect Population Decline

In recent years, the number of insects in a given ecosystem (biomass) and the number of insect species (biodiversity) has been declining. Some research in protected areas of Germany, for example, ...
KOIN 6

Bugged: Earth’s insect population shrinks 27% in 30 years

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) — The world has ...
WTEN

‘Nature is under siege’: Study finds insect population shrinking 1 to 2 percent each year

(NEXSTAR) – Earth’s insects are faring poorly. That’s according to a new special issue from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science released Tuesday. According to the report, Earth is ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Bugged: Earth’s insect population shrinks 27% in 30 years

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KENSINGTON, Maryland – The world has lost ...