Mankind could become extinct because of the extinction of insects

I'm Sure you noticed that books, movies, games, comics and everything about the Apocalypse is very popular. However, in recent times, this apocalyptic romance is becoming increasingly real and its place has emerged as a chilling horror, for the past few years, scientists are sounding the alarm about the upcoming «Apocalypse insects» — the global extinction of small creatures, which by some estimates has already touched 80% of the world's insect population. Now, according to the warning, issued just 25 scientists from different countries of the world, if mankind does not manage to save the world's insect population from destruction, it can lead… to the extinction of humanity.

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In two open letters, in the journal Biological Conservation, researchers blame environmental pollution, destruction of natural habitats of wild animals and climate change, which, in their opinion, became the reason of mass death of insects on the planet. Each species is a unique part of the history of life on our planet, the scientists write. The newspaper quotes the words of the researchers:

The Current crisis of extinction of insects is deeply troubling. But what we know is only the tip of the iceberg, but we know enough to act now. The solution is already there – we must act in accordance with them. Human activity is responsible for virtually all of their extinction.

The Researchers said that all the solutions are known and should be implemented immediately. The necessary actions range from the creation of large nature reserves and eliminating the use of harmful pesticides to individual actions such as the rejection of cutting the lawn and the decision to leave dead wood in the garden. The scientists also stated that the invertebrates should not be ignored conservation organizations, which tend to focus on the protection of mammals and birds.

the fate of people and insects intertwined, scientists warn.

Why insects become extinct?

The fall in the number of insects was reported in Germany, Puerto Rico and other countries. In the first global scientific survey, published in February 2019, said that if the situation does not change, the world will reach “catastrophic collapse of natural ecosystems”. The report notes that about a fifth of all insect species in the world was named, and it is mostly isolated instances. Many species of insects become extinct before they are described. It is likely that the extinction of insects since the industrialization is about 5-10%, i.e. from 250 000 to 500 000.

This estimate is based on the extinction of the snails. Professor Pedro Cardoso Finnish Museum of natural history and lead author of the latest report says: «This is the best estimate that we have. There is no reason to believe that trends in extinction between insects and a variety of snails, but the snails leave their shells as evidence.» the article also noted that the British populations of butterflies and beetles quickly disappeared in the 1870-ies.

Matt Shardlow, chief Executive officer of conservation group Buglife, said that a key report in 2016, told the world governments that the reduction in numbers of natural pollinators (bees, butterflies, etc) is a danger to society and ecosystems. However, given the reaction of the world leaders in scientific reports about climate change, the publication of the report on the extinction of insects not caused much response from the heads of state. Scientists are still sounding the alarm in the hope that politicians will listen to their words and take action until it was too late.

the fate of mankind and insects are closely intertwined.

Along with large-scale solutions that are beneficial to insects, to stop the decline in the number insectos can help gardens. When many people implement these small decisions on their uchastki, it may be of great importance for many populations of insects. Even small gardens can be of great importance for the survival of the species. However, the problem is complicated by the fact that many people have learned to love insects: some of the co-authors of the report believe that the dislike of insects is a cultural phenomenon, since young children are usually not afraid of them.

Anyway, the insects provide a man «everything from pollination and decomposition to resources for new medicines, indication of the quality of the environment» and much more. In fact, if aliens looked at our planet, you would have thought, is a planet of bugs, and people simply live by them. Unfortunately, today, the question is how long will we be able to do without their help. How do you feel about insects? Response

we Often do not pay for insect attention and quietly destroy them