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Agrochemicals and rising temperatures found to intensify insect population decline
Agrochemicals and rising temperatures found to intensify insect population declineScience

Agrochemicals and rising temperatures found to intensify insect population decline

Scientists have long been concerned about the global decline in insect populations. While factors like habitat loss and climate change have often been cited, new…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 25, 2024 Full article
Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe’s livestock
Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe’s livestockClimateNews

Danish insect farm sets sights on feeding Europe’s livestock

By Camille BAS-WOHLERT | AFP Flemming, Denmark - At the end of a small country road in Denmark is the "Enorm" factory, an insect farm…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article
Honey bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listen
Honey bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listenClimate

Honey bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listen

By Derek Mitchell, University of Leeds | The Conversation When people think of honey bees, they often think of classic wooden hives, in which beekeepers…
SourceSourceJuly 1, 2024 Full article
Millions of insects migrate through 30-metre Pyrenees pass
Millions of insects migrate through 30-metre Pyrenees passScience

Millions of insects migrate through 30-metre Pyrenees pass

By Alex Morrison, University of Exeter Over 17 million insects migrate each year through a single mountain pass on the border between France and Spain,…
SourceSourceJune 14, 2024 Full article