Monarch Butterflies Thriving After Years Of Decline. Is It A Comeback?
"The North American species is seeing an exponential increase in California, but the population is far short of normal".
Source: Guardian, 11/30/2021
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"Why Rewildling Our Landscapes Needs to Include Bugs"
"If we are to successfully restore the natural world, we’ll need to focus on some of the smallest creatures in the ecosystem, says the author of the new book, Rebugging the Planet."
Source: The Revelator, 09/14/2021
"1,500 Murder Hornets Murdered in Washington State"
"The Washington State Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced that it located and eradicated the first nest of Asian giant hornets, better known by the much more catchy murder hornets, in the state this year."
Source: Earther, 08/30/2021
"LED Streetlights Decimating Moth Numbers In England"
"‘Eco-friendly’ lights found to be worse than sodium ones – but both contribute to insect decline, says study".
Source: Guardian, 08/27/2021
"Farm Pesticides Killing More Bees - Study"
"Agricultural pesticides sold to farmers ready-mixed into "cocktails" can kill twice as many bees, according to an analysis of 90 studies."
Source: BBC News, 08/06/2021
"Once a Rich Desert River, the Gila Struggles to Keep Flowing"
"The Gila was once a vibrant desert river, providing a lifeline for the riparian habitat and wildlife that depended on it in the U.S. Southwest. But population growth, agricultural withdrawals, and, increasingly, climate change have badly diminished the river and threaten its future."
Source: YaleE360, 07/09/2021
"‘A Scourge Of The Earth’: Grasshopper Swarms Overwhelm US West"
"They’re arriving in swarms so dense it can appear the earth is moving. They’re covering roads and fields, pelting ATV riders, and steadily devouring grains and grass to the bedevilment of farmers and ranchers. A massive population of grasshoppers is proliferating in the sweltering American west, where a deep drought has made for ideal conditions for grasshopper eggs to hatch and survive into adulthood."
Source: Guardian, 07/05/2021
"Hungry Grasshoppers Spurred By US Drought Threaten Rangeland"
"Federal agriculture officials are launching what could become their largest grasshopper-killing campaign since the 1980s amid an outbreak of the drought-loving insects that cattle ranchers fear will strip bare public and private rangelands."
Source: AP, 06/25/2021
"A Tiny Pest, a Big Crossroads for California Citrus"
"Citrus greening disease hasn’t officially hit the state yet, but farmers may be required to cut back on the use of neonicotinoids, the main tool used to control the pest that carries it, because of its impact on pollinators."
Source: Civil Eats, 06/02/2021
30,000 Milkweeds Planted Around Calif. To Help Western Monarch Butterfly
"The Western monarch butterfly is disappearing before our eyes. The number of graceful, black-and-orange winged insects overwintering in coastal California this year dropped to under 2,000, compared with more than 29,000 the year before. And that was already a fraction of its previous population."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 06/01/2021
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