Insect declines are being reported worldwide for flying, ground, and aquatic lineages. Most
reports come from western and northern Europe, where the insect fauna is well-studied and …

Neonicotinoid pesticides were first introduced in the mid-1990s, and since then, their use
has grown rapidly. They are now the most widely used class of insecticides in the world, with …

Neonicotinoid use has increased rapidly in recent years, with a global shift toward
insecticide applications as seed coatings rather than aerial spraying. While the use of seed …

Neonicotinoid insecticides are being widely used and have raised concerns about negative
impacts on non-target organisms. However, there has been no large-scale, generalizable …

Biodiversity of insects is threatened worldwide. Here, we present a comprehensive review of
73 historical reports of insect declines from across the globe, and systematically assess the …

Severe insect declines make headlines, but they are rarely based on systematic monitoring
outside of Europe. We estimate the rate of change in total butterfly abundance and the …

The widespread use of systemic neonicotinoid insecticides in agriculture results first in
contamination of the soil of the treated crops, and secondly in the transfer of residues to the …

A unique and personal insight into the ecology and evolution of pollinators, their
relationships with flowers, and their conservation in a rapidly changing world. The …

As synthetic pesticides play a major role in pollinator decline worldwide, biopesticides have
been gaining increased attention to develop more sustainable methods for pest …

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population in North America has sharply declined
over the last two decades. Despite rising concern over the monarch butterfly's status, no …