Humanity must save insects to save ourselves, leading scientist warns

Insects are 'the glue in nature', says Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, underpinning the food and water we rely onHumanity must save insects, if not for their sake, then for ourselves, a leading entomologist has warned."Insects are the glue in nature and there is no doubt that both the [numbers] and diversity of insects are declining," said Prof Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. "At some stage the whole fabric unravels and then we will really see the consequences." Continue reading...