The study is base on total flying insect biomass in 63 nature protection areas in Germany over the course of 27 years.

Fewer wasp and mosquito interactions in Anchorage in 2018 than typical.

The winter season of 2016-2017 proved to be the fifth warmest on record for Georgia, sparking an unusually large number of insects during the following warm months.

Insect populations are declining dramatically in many parts of the world, recent studies show. Researchers say various factors, from monoculture farming to habitat loss, are to blame for the plight of insects, which are essential to agriculture and ecosystems.

This year we have very few apples that are fully pollinated. We are building bee houses next to our garden in hopes that we can bring the bees back and next year.

The studies have established that even in places where plant diversity and abundance have improved, insect numbers still declined.

Bees, butterflies, and other insects are under attack by the very plants they feed on as U.S. agriculture continues to use chemicals known to kill.