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What does the drastic decline in insect populations mean for our lives? The Guardian’s Oliver Milman talks about these miraculous creatures and how they play a vital role in making the Earth habitable
Insects are a crucial part of our way of life. They are experts in pollination, pest control, and decomposing corpses, and yet humans don’t seem to spend a lot of time thinking about them. But with populations in decline due to habitat loss, pesticides and the climate crisis, what would our world look like without them?
Scientists are warning that we ignore these animals at our peril. In recent decades they have detected a stark drop in the number of insects. Michael Safi speaks to the environment reporter Oliver Milman, author of The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires that Run the World, about the fascinating world of insects. Oliver tells Michael how these tiny creatures, often dismissed as an annoyance, play a vital role in making the Earth habitable.
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