2/2023 Neither the magnitude nor the speed of insects' extinction were anticipated by scientists

Criminal negligence by Govt

Eastern Black or Prairie swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius)

South Central Wisconsin, Dane County, USA

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“Biodiversity: 'Neither the magnitude nor the speed of the collapse of insects were anticipated by scientists'” by Stéphane Foucart

“The collapse of insect populations is the most terrifying element of the unfolding environmental crisis. Not only because the problem is of unprecedented gravity, but also, and perhaps especially because it has remained completely absent from the public debate and from the political vision of our decision-makers.”

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2023/02/13/biodiversity-neither-the-magnitude-nor-the-speed-of-the-collapse-of-insects-were-anticipated-by-scientists_6015473_23.html?fbclid=IwAR1a2g_B_YLdFgmZBx_BVexVyZ4ua6J1PnVhj5SNAKSqOpf9j7-Re0iOPy8

Also see,

1Book: “European insect populations tumble”

“Recent studies point out declines in insect numbers of 70-80% over the past several decades in areas hogged by human activities and intensive agriculture.”

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/02/11/european-insect-populations-tumble_6015288_4.html

2“Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse” by Dave Goulson

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56470413

3Video: “Silent Earth: averting the insect apocalypse with Dave Goulson”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myEGBzt6WTM