Where's the buzz? German study finds dramatic insect decline
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October 20, 2017
BERLIN (AP) — The number of flying insects in Germany has been dropping at an "alarming" rate that could signal serious trouble for ecosystems and food chains in the future, scientists say.
According to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers using funnel-shaped traps at 63 sites across western Germany recorded a 76 percent decline in bug volume from 1989 to 2016. The midsummer loss during the 27-year-period was as high as 82 percent.
"The widespread insect biomass decline is alarming, ever more so as all traps were placed in protected areas that are meant to preserve...
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