Why Are There Fewer Insects? 🐞🚗
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Why Are There Fewer Insects? 🐞🚗
“Insects are disappearing across vast regions globally. This is not a modest decline or a simple geographic shift, but a rapid vanishing of beetles, butterflies, moths, flies, mosquitoes, bees, and entire functional groups.” Dr. Varon
That line really got me thinking about all the times I used to scrape bugs off the windshield on long drives as a kid. And everyone I speak to says that these days that’s a rare occurrence.
Dr. Varon, in his latest Brownstone article, asks if this loss is more than just “quiet nature,” like it might be an early warning that something bigger is wrong with our environment.
Have you seen a drop in bug activity where you live?
What insects do you miss most (pollinators? fireflies? beetles?) 🤔
👉 Read the full article here if you want more context and data: https://brownstone.org/articles/insect-loss-as-an-early-warning-of-systemic-biological-failure/
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Insect Loss As an Early Warning of Systemic Biological Failure ⋆ Brownstone Institute
In medicine, silence can be more alarming than noise. Ecology presents a similar scenario, and the silence is concerning.
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