Numerous scientific studies conclude that over 40% of all insect species are declining and one-third of them are endangered, largely because of habitat loss when industrial agriculture takes over ...
You might have heard that insect populations are declining. But at the same time, it seems like mosquitoes are everywhere. While trying to eradicate them with candles, bug zappers, DEET-infused ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. It’s being called the unnoticed apocalypse: ...
SAN ANTONIO – Say what you want about not liking bugs or insects, but they are important to the health of the planet. “If the insects disappear, we won’t be far behind,” Marianna Wright, director of ...
The world is undergoing an insect apocalypse, with our buggy friends experiencing global mass population decreases at an estimated 2 percent yearly due to a woeful combination of climate change, ...
Fruits and vegetables are often sprayed with fungicides to keep mold at bay. However, new research suggests one of these chemicals could be quietly harming insects that are critical to healthy ...
Bumble bees are struggling. Fireflies are no longer lighting up the night, and fewer butterflies are fluttering over fields. Several recent reports have warned of a crushing decline in insect ...
For more than a decade, scientists have reported severe declines in populations of insects. We didn’t need the scientists to tell us. Anyone who remembers the numbers of bugs that used to splatter on ...
It's being called the unnoticed apocalypse: The number of insects is declining rapidly and 41% of bug species face extinction, scientists say. "If these massive declines continue, the ramifications ...