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No signs of large-scale insect apocalypse in North America yet, study says – The Washington Post
Detailed research on the continent’s anthropods shows the jury is still out on rapid and widespread die-offs.
Starting about 2000, and more frequently since 2017, researchers have documented large population declines among moths, beetles, bees, butterflies and many other insect types. If verified, this trend would be of serious concern, especially considering that insects are important animals in almost all terrestrial environments.
But in a newly published study that I co-wrote with 11 colleagues, we reviewed more than 5,000 sets of data on arthropods across North America, covering thousands of specie…
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