Posted on 04/20/2022 10:01:12 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Insect numbers have plunged by half in some parts of the world due to climate change and intensive agriculture, a study has found.
The combined pressures of global heating and farming are driving a "substantial decline" of insects across the globe, according to UK researchers.
They say we must acknowledge the threats we pose to insects, before some species are lost forever.
But preserving habitat for nature could help ensure vital insects thrive.
Lead researcher, Dr Charlie Outhwaite of UCL, said losing insect populations could be harmful not only to the natural environment, but to "human health and food security, particularly with losses of pollinators".
"Our findings highlight the urgency of actions to preserve natural habitats, slow the expansion of high-intensity agriculture, and cut emissions to mitigate climate change," she added.
Plummeting populations of insects around the world - a so-called "insect apocalypse" - have caused widespread concern.
However, scientific data gives a mixed picture, with some types of insects showing drastic declines, while others are staying steady.
But the researchers said there was some cause for hope in that setting aside areas of land for nature created a refuge for insects, which need shade to survive in hot weather.
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Fewer insects! Noes!!!! Oh deary me! /s
Now what are we supposed to eat?
I wish these eco imbeciles would tell the bugs here in Texas they are not supposed to be thriving and getting all happy all summer long, when temps typically go 100 or above.
These same people have no problem with causing the extinction of hundreds of species of animals and thousands of species of plants and bugs, while destroying the rainforests to mine for the material to build EV batteries
I’m printing this article out and posting in conspicuous spots around my back yard so the bugs know they are supposed to be doing a die off
I’d be happy to limit all Mosquitoes to those people that want to keep them from being eradicated.
They deserve them. Nobody else does.
Reminds me of the Story, The Green Brain. Insects develop a higher level of thinking and use their “hive” mentality to fight back against the nasty humans and their stay out zones for insects — Interesting By Frank Herbert
I blame DDT.
Remember when they were trying to frighten us that we were all going to die because the honey bees were dying? I do. My garden has had a resurgence of the natural local bees. They are smaller and black/white striped. But there they are happily pollinating away.
This guy should call Orkin and ask if we are running out of bugs. BLM — Bug Lives Matter!
Some insects thrive because of humans. Fields of dense grains lead to swarms of locust. Cockroaches and ants, mosquitoes too. The list goes on...
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Millions of dead birds splattered by windmills…where is the concern?
— losing insect populations could be harmful not only to the natural environment, but to “human health and food security, particularly with losses of pollinators”.
What do you suppose would be the impact of ending high intensity agriculture on human health and food security?
There is more mass in termites on Earth than human mass on Earth.
That’s just one insect.
Soylent green
Did they reach their conclusions before or after the study? Prove that CO2 raises temps worldwide.
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