Nature crisis: ‘Insect apocalypse’ more complicated than thought – By Matt McGrath (BBC News) / April 23 2020
The global health of insect populations is far more complicated than previously thought, new data suggests.
Previous research indicated an alarming decline in numbers in all parts of world, with losses of up to 25% per decade.
This new study, the largest carried out to date, says the picture is more complex and varied.
Land-dwelling insects are definitely declining the authors say, while bugs living in freshwater are increasing.
Reports of the rapid and widespread decline of insects globally have caused great worry to scientists.
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