Insect decline: immediate action is needed
Insects appeared more than 400 million years ago and they represent the richest and most diverse taxonomic group with several million species. Yet, under the combined effect of the loss of natural habitats, the intensification of agriculture with massive use of pesticides, global warming and biologi...
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| author | Jactel, Hervé Imler, Jean-Luc Lambrechts, Louis Failloux, Anna-Bella Lebreton, Jean Dominique Maho, Yvon Le Duplessy, Jean-Claude Cossart, Pascale Grandcolas, Philippe |
| author_facet | Jactel, Hervé Imler, Jean-Luc Lambrechts, Louis Failloux, Anna-Bella Lebreton, Jean Dominique Maho, Yvon Le Duplessy, Jean-Claude Cossart, Pascale Grandcolas, Philippe |
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| description | Insects appeared more than 400 million years ago and they represent the richest and most diverse taxonomic group with several million species. Yet, under the combined effect of the loss of natural habitats, the intensification of agriculture with massive use of pesticides, global warming and biological invasions, insects show alarming signs of decline. Although difficult to quantify, species extinction and population reductions are confirmed for many ecosystems. This results in a loss of services such as the pollination of plants, including food crops, the recycling of organic matter, the supply of goods such as honey and the stability of food webs. It is therefore urgent to halt the decline of Insects. We recommend implementing long-term monitoring of populations, tackling the causes of insect decline by reducing the use of synthetic insecticides, preserving natural habitats, and reinventing a positive relationship between humans and insects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00933daf4d6246bf82209e03df05af002023-10-24T14:25:14ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus Biologies1768-32382021-01-01343326729310.5802/crbiol.3710.5802/crbiol.37Insect decline: immediate action is neededJactel, Hervé0Imler, Jean-Luc1Lambrechts, Louis2Failloux, Anna-Bella3Lebreton, Jean Dominique4Maho, Yvon Le5Duplessy, Jean-Claude6Cossart, Pascale7Grandcolas, Philippe8INRAE, Université de Bordeaux, BIOGECO, F-33612, Cestas, FranceUniversité de Strasbourg, CNRS UPR9022, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, FranceInsect-Virus Interactions Unit, Institut Pasteur, UMR2000, CNRS, Paris, FranceInstitut Pasteur, Arboviruses and Insect Vectors, Paris, FranceCentre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS, 34293 Montpellier, FranceUniversité de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, Strasbourg, France; Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Principauté de Monaco, FranceLaboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, CNRS-CEA-UVSQ, Université de Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, FranceInstitut Pasteur, Unité des Interactions Bactéries-Cellules, Paris, FranceInstitut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, 75005 Paris, FranceInsects appeared more than 400 million years ago and they represent the richest and most diverse taxonomic group with several million species. Yet, under the combined effect of the loss of natural habitats, the intensification of agriculture with massive use of pesticides, global warming and biological invasions, insects show alarming signs of decline. Although difficult to quantify, species extinction and population reductions are confirmed for many ecosystems. This results in a loss of services such as the pollination of plants, including food crops, the recycling of organic matter, the supply of goods such as honey and the stability of food webs. It is therefore urgent to halt the decline of Insects. We recommend implementing long-term monitoring of populations, tackling the causes of insect decline by reducing the use of synthetic insecticides, preserving natural habitats, and reinventing a positive relationship between humans and insects.https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/biologies/articles/10.5802/crbiol.37/BiodiversityInsectDeclineGlobal changeConservation |
| spellingShingle | Jactel, Hervé Imler, Jean-Luc Lambrechts, Louis Failloux, Anna-Bella Lebreton, Jean Dominique Maho, Yvon Le Duplessy, Jean-Claude Cossart, Pascale Grandcolas, Philippe Insect decline: immediate action is needed Comptes Rendus Biologies Biodiversity Insect Decline Global change Conservation |
| title | Insect decline: immediate action is needed |
| title_full | Insect decline: immediate action is needed |
| title_fullStr | Insect decline: immediate action is needed |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insect decline: immediate action is needed |
| title_short | Insect decline: immediate action is needed |
| title_sort | insect decline immediate action is needed |
| topic | Biodiversity Insect Decline Global change Conservation |
| url | https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/biologies/articles/10.5802/crbiol.37/ |
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