The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing “death by a thousand cuts,” the world’s top bug experts said.
Wagner said scientists need to figure out if the rate of the insect loss is bigger than with other species.
“There is some reason to worry more,” he added, “because they are the target of attack” with insecticides, herbicides and light pollution.
Honeybees have been in dramatic decline because of disease, parasites, insecticides, herbicides and lack of food.
Scientists have identified 1 million insect species, while probably 4 million more are still to be discovered, Berenbaum said.