Tag Archives: Insect Decline
Does Repeated, Lethal Sampling Contribute to Insect Declines?
Over the past few months, I have shared data on bees and other insects that we have collected from Portland-area gardens. For every garden insect we study (except for butterflies, which can be identified to species by sight), we use … Continue reading
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Is the Insect Apocalypse Upon Us?
With all due respect to Beyonce, insects were recognized as ‘The Little Things that Run the World‘ by entomologist E.O. Wilson, decades before Beyonce’s 2011 hit song. As Wilson wrote in his iconic perspective piece: The truth is that we … Continue reading