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- The entomologists from all over the world attended the proceedings of National Academies of Sciences recently.
- According to the entomologists, the insect population is declining at rapid rate.
- The Earth is losing 2% of its insects every year.
- The scientists have named this as Insect Apocalypse.
- The main reasons of Insect Apocalypse are as follows:
- Insecticides
- Climate Change
- Light Pollution
- Herbicides
- Invasive Species
- Changes in land use
- Intensive agriculture
- Insect decline is the worst in North America and in parts of Europe.
- The rate of extinction of insects is eight times faster than that of birds, mammals and reptiles.
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