Airborne DNA used to detect insect species in breakthrough for ecologists

Technique has 'huge potential' for monitoring decline in biodiversity, say scientistsInsect DNA has been gathered from the air and for the first time used to detect 85 insect species, according to scientists from Lund University in Sweden.Bees, moths, flies, beetles, wasps and ants have been identified in a study which raises hopes that airborne environmental DNA (eDNA) could become a useful tool in monitoring insect abundance and declines in biodiversity. Continue reading...