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    The number of insects in Europe plummeted due to the abuse of pesticides and fertilizers

    • Last Update: 2022-02-26
    • Source: Internet
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    Due to the influence of human activities, especially the use of pesticides, 80% of insects in Europe have disappeared in the past 30 years
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    Big changes in the bottom of the biological chain threaten the entire ecosystem
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    According to French "Europe Times" and French "Le Monde", citing reports published in the scientific journal "PLOS ONE", they summarized the data on insect harvesting in Germany since 1989
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    The same report exposed a problem strongly reflected by the beekeeping industry-the decline of the bee population, and this is just the tip of the iceberg in the crisis of the entire insect population
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    Professor Caspar Hallmann of Radboud University in the Netherlands wrote in the report that in the German nature reserves, the number of flying insects has been reduced by 76% in 27 years, and the number of flying insects has been reduced by 82% in the summer
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    This greatly exceeds the rate of decline of wild vertebrates, that is, the number has decreased by about 58% in 47 years (since 1970)
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    The authors of this report believe that the main reason for the sharp decline in the number of insects is modern agricultural activities, especially the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers
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    According to the report, from the published report, the relevant data sources and measures only involve Germany
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    But Dave Goulson, a professor at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, said that France and the United Kingdom have similar agricultural production methods and raw materials to those in Germany
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    It is possible to infer a broader situation from the first-hand information in Germany, and the current situation in Germany is likely to be a microcosm of Europe
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    If the inference is accurate, then humanity is facing an imminent ecological disaster
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    Researchers warn that insects are an indispensable link in the food chain, and the rapid collapse of insect populations has a huge impact on the entire ecosystem of the earth
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