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Climate change may cause crisis amid important insect populations, researchers say - CBS News
2024-02-24 in CBS NewsScientists estimate that 40% of insect species are in decline, and a third are endangered.
Tagged under: Insects | Insect Populations
Insect apocalypse
2023-08-15 (or before) in Princeton University PressInsects underpin almost all terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. But in the last few decades, populations all over the world have collapsed with terrifying speed.
Tagged under: Insects | Insect Populations | Collapse
Bee Population Decline
2023-07-14 (or before) in osu.eduLooking for the latest buzz on how to help the bees? Look no further.
Tagged under: Insect Populations | Bees | Insects
Decline in insect populations - Wikipedia
2023-04-10 (or before) in WikipediaTagged under: Insects | Insect Populations
About Neonicotinoids - Pesticide Action Network UK
2023-02-07 (or before) in Pesticide Action NetworkNeonicotinoids are powerful, systemic insecticides and are thought to be connected to the recent declines in bee populations.
Tagged under: Insects | Insect Populations
Pesticide use around world almost doubles since 1990, report finds
2022-10-18 in The GuardianAgricultural chemicals drive falls of 30% in populations of field birds and butterflies, says Pesticide Atlas
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Insects | Insect Populations
The world's insect populations are plummeting everywhere we look
2022-05-30 (or before) in The Natural History Museum, LondonCrashing numbers will have serious implications for our future.
Tagged under: Insects | Insect Populations
How the speed of climate change is unbalancing the insect world
2022-01-11 in The GuardianThe long read: The pace of global heating is forcing insect populations to move and adapt – and some aggressive species are thriving
Tagged under: Climate Change | Insects | Insect Populations
Insect populations suffering death by 1,000 cuts, say scientists
2021-01-11 in The Guardian‘Frightening’ global decline is ‘tearing apart tapestry of life’, with climate crisis a critical concern
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects | Insect Populations
Meta-analysis reveals declines in terrestrial but increases in freshwater insect abundances
2020-04-25 (or before) in Science | AAASGlobal changes in insect populations reflect both decline and growth.
Tagged under: Insects | Insect Populations
Nutrient dilution and climate cycles underlie declines in a dominant insect herbivore
2020-04-25 (or before) in PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceParsing variation in long-term patterns underlying insect abundances and assigning mechanisms are critical in light of recent reports of dramatic insect declines. Grasshopper abundances in a North American prairie exhibited both 5-y cycles and >2%/y declines over the past 20 y. Large-scale climate oscillations predicted the cycles in grasshopper abundances. Moreover, plant biomass doubled over the same period—likely due to changes in climate and increasing atmospheric CO2—diluting the concentrations in plant tissue of key nutrients which in turn predicted the declines of a dominant herbivore. Nutrient dilution, li...
Tagged under: Predictions | Climate Change | Insects | Insect Populations
Bumblebees' decline points to mass extinction – study
2020-02-06 in The GuardianPopulations disappearing in areas where temperatures are getting hotter, scientists say
Tagged under: Wildlife | Bees | Insects | Insect Populations
Fishery collapse ‘confirms Silent Spring pesticide prophecy'
2019-10-31 in The GuardianCommon pesticides found to starve fish ‘astoundingly fast’ by killing aquatic insects
Tagged under: Farming | Insect Populations | Fish | Pesticides | Wildlife | Insects | Collapse
Butterfly numbers fall by 84% in Netherlands over 130 years – study
2019-04-01 by Patrick Barkham in The GuardianEuropean insect populations shrink as farming leaves ‘hardly any room for nature’
Tagged under: Farming | Agriculture | Biodiversity Loss | Insect Populations | Butterflies and Moths | Wildlife | Insects
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