Insects are vanishing worldwide – now it’s making it harder to grow food

Stuart Reynolds

Insects are vanishing worldwide – now it’s making it harder to grow food

Department of Life Sciences

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Abstract

Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of scientific papers has reported that there are fewer insects than there used to be. Both the combined weight (what scientists call biomass) and diversity of insect species have declined. Some studies were based on sightings by amateur entomologists, while others involved scientists counting the number of bugs splattered on car windshields. Some collected flying insects in traps annually for years and weighed them.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 15 Feb 2023

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Stuart Reynolds does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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