Numerous scientific studies conclude that over 40% of all insect species are declining and one-third of them are endangered, largely because of habitat loss when industrial agriculture takes over ...

You might have heard that insect populations are declining. But at the same time, it seems like mosquitoes are everywhere. While trying to eradicate them with candles, bug zappers, DEET-infused ...

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Bumble bees are struggling. Fireflies are no longer lighting up the night, and fewer butterflies are fluttering over fields. Several recent reports have warned of a crushing decline in insect ...

SAN ANTONIO – Say what you want about not liking bugs or insects, but they are important to the health of the planet. “If the insects disappear, we won’t be far behind,” Marianna Wright, director of ...

Fruits and vegetables are often sprayed with fungicides to keep mold at bay. However, new research suggests one of these chemicals could be quietly harming insects that are critical to healthy ...

For more than a decade, scientists have reported severe declines in populations of insects. We didn’t need the scientists to tell us. Anyone who remembers the numbers of bugs that used to splatter on ...

Imagine driving down a highway in the summer. The windows are down, the music is loud, and the wind is whipping through your hair. Now picture your car's windshield. You might expect to see a handful ...

(CNN) – Some areas of the world could be heading toward an “insect apocalypse.” Researchers at the University College London released a new study looking at 20 years of data from more than 6,000 ...

I was reading about bumble bees recently — specifically, their looming demise, thanks to human greed and ignorance — and started thinking about the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. We should ...

It's being called the unnoticed apocalypse: The number of insects is declining rapidly and 41% of bug species face extinction, scientists say. "If these massive declines continue, the ramifications ...