The biomass of flying insects has decreased by more than 75 per cent – this alarming figure made front page news in autumn 2017. The study, published in 2017, analysed trends in biomass of flying insects in selected protected areas within agricultural landscapes over the last 27 years.
GERMANY 75% DECLINE IN INSECTS
About the Author: My Wild Ireland
My Wild Ireland has been started by researcher Eoin Llewelyn to take one small area in Ireland and begin on a Darwinian journey of discovery. His aim is to record as many different species as possible in the immediate surrounding area and to try and create legal representation by way of photography of their existence.
