Global insect populations declining at alarming rate

[Liam_Selby]

Global insect populations declining at alarming rate

An article in PNAS has highlighted research from around the world that has found that insect populations are declining significantly.

Research from 2014 estimated that in the last 35 years, populations of insects such as beetles and bees have decreased by 45%, and that the number of insects in Europe is in rapid decline. In a separate study published in 2017, flying insect numbers in German nature reserves were found to have decreased by 76% over 27 years.

 

[Gordon_R]

Meanwhile the population of flies and mosquitoes has increased at an alarming rate...

 

[Nobody Important]

Meanwhile the population of flies and mosquitoes has increased at an alarming rate...

Yaw can we please eradicate the mosquitoes already? I doubt anybody who lives in sub-tropical Durban would miss them.

 

[Ninja'd]

populations of insects such as beetles and bees have decreased by 45%

Only a matter of time before we lose Paul & Ringo.

 

[ponder]

 

[ForceFate]

Meanwhile the population of flies and mosquitoes has increased at an alarming rate...

And ants

 

[Knyro]

Yaw can we please eradicate the mosquitoes already? I doubt anybody who lives in sub-tropical Durban would miss them.

Add chihuahuas to the list

High-pitched whining? Check.
All around uselessness, contributing nothing to any major ecosystem as far as we know? Check

Get rid of them.

 

[konfab]

Only a matter of time before we lose Paul & Ringo.

And nothing of value would be lost.

 

[Nobody Important]

High-pitched whining? Check.
All around uselessness, contributing nothing to any major ecosystem as far as we know? Check

That could describe a lot of people.

 

[Koosie]

Most of the worlds ants found in my home.

 

[Swa]

Specific insect population are never the same year on year.