‘Alarming Decrees’ of the number of insects finds four -year survey in the UK

The “alarming” reduction in insects in the United Kingdom is confirmed by the results of a “indicative inventory” in which volunteers counted the Zuzunas who found dead on their cars. More than 9,500 volunteers participated in this study organized by two institutions and called Bugs Matter (“insects are important”). In the four years they worked, from 2021 to 2024, they noticed that the number of insects crushed on the license plates was reduced by 63%. This reduction, “in such a short time, is truly alarming,” commented Lorens Boll of Kent’s Wildlife Fund, one of the organizations involved in research. “A similar trend (…) is also recorded by many other scientific studies in other parts of the world,” says the report released today. The causes are many: Loss of insect ecosystems, soil and water pollution, the use of insecticides and pesticides, climate change … especially for Britain, the report highlights […]
Source: News Beast

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