Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 2/13/19

A new piece of research, carried out by Francisco Sánchez-Bayo and Kris Wyckhuys, reviewed 73 historical reports of insect declines from across the world and attempted to assess the underlying drivers. Their conclusions….were that habitat loss by conversion to 'intensive agriculture’ was the main cause of the declines, with 'agro-chemical pollutants’ listed as an additional driver….

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