Q&A: Global Insect Declines Due to “Death by a Thousand Cuts”
Q&A: Global Insect Declines Due to “Death by a Thousand Cuts”
University of Connecticut entomologist David Wagner speaks with The Scientist about his biggest concerns for global insect populations and recommendations for actions to help save these tiny but important creatures.
University of Connecticut entomologist David Wagner speaks with The Scientist about his biggest concerns for global insect populations and recommendations for actions to help save these tiny but important creatures.
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Monarchs Covered 53 Percent Less Area in Mexico this Winter
Ashley Yeager | Mar 16, 2020 | 2 min read
The decline in total occupied forest may not equate to an overall loss in butterfly numbers, but scientists are still concerned that their populations are suffering.
Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Defender Found Dead
Ashley Yeager | Jan 30, 2020 | 2 min read
Details of Homero Gómez González’s death are not yet known.
Image of the Day: Poison Tolerance
Emily Makowski | Oct 3, 2019 | 1 min read
Genetically engineered Drosophila withstand toxins common in monarch butterflies’ diet.
Trump Administration Weakens Endangered Species Protections
Ashley Yeager | Aug 13, 2019 | 2 min read
Enforcement of the Endangered Species Act will be altered, easing protections for the most critically threatened plants and animals.
Eastern Monarchs Flourish While Western Numbers Plunge
Carolyn Wilke | Feb 8, 2019 | 2 min read
In the last year, the butterfly’s eastern group has more than doubled its hibernation area while the other population waned. Plus, researchers are moving trees to save monarch habitat.
Monarch Butterfly Conservationist Dies
Catherine Offord | Jul 23, 2018 | 2 min read
Lincoln Brower, an American entomologist famous for his work to conserve the monarch populations of Mexico and the US, has passed away at age 86.
Migrating Monarch Numbers Rebound
Bob Grant | Feb 29, 2016 | 2 min read
The iconic butterflies have flocked to their Mexican overwintering grounds, seemingly reversing recent population declines.