Scientists measured declines in both biodiversity and biomass. The biomass of insects in forests declined by 40 percent over the 10-year survey, while insect biomass declined by roughly two-thirds ...

Worldwide, a 2014 summary of global declines in biodiversity and abundance estimated a 45 percent drop in the abundance of invertebrates, most of which are insects. And many individual species and ...

Insect populations are plummeting worldwide, with major consequences for our ecosystems and without us quite knowing why. A new AI method is set to help monitor and catalog insect biodiversity ...

Insects are astonishingly diverse, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all named animal species living today, and their diversity is widely thought to have increased steadily over evolutionary ...

The team compared insect biodiversity in different areas depending on how intensive agriculture is in the area, as well as how much historic climate warming the local area has experienced.

Image: Art Page submission from Sara Grantham, “Pollen Song.” (Beyond Pesticides, June 20, 2025) A study in Conservation Genetics, entitled “Organic farming fosters arthropod diversity of specific ...

These insects offer a valuable – if unrecognized – service that improves soil quality, prevents diseases and saves the U.S. cattle industry an estimated $380 million a year.

Norway is home to 212 different bee species. Or perhaps rather: the country used to have 212 species. Insect numbers are ...

A local nonprofit is trying a creative, low-tech method to track insect populations. The new “Buzz Buggy” driving around the ...

Smarter irrigation and help for insect biodiversity Agriculture consumes the bulk of the world’s fresh water. Amid increased scarcity, Full Nature Farms is looking to improve efficiency through AI.

Prairie strips in Iowa have been shown to support insect biodiversity in rural areas, as well as improving water and soil quality. “We can protect biodiversity and nature better when we have a ...