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Where did all the insects go?
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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
(Aug 13, 2020) Curt Stager reports on a long-term study of flying insects in Germany that records an astounding 76% drop in the total biomass of flying insects entering their traps over the last 30 years. This is not a decline as happens in a single species, but appears to affect the whole spectrum of species.
Martha Foley wonders if this could explain the decline in insect-eating birds that appear around her house, or the steep decline in bug spats Stager observes on his car compared to decades ago.
Disturbing news from long-term study and anecdotal observations.
Martha Foley wonders if this could explain the decline in insect-eating birds that appear around her house, or the steep decline in bug spats Stager observes on his car compared to decades ago.
Disturbing news from long-term study and anecdotal observations.
Released:
Aug 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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