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09-20-2018, 01:57 PM
Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are declining
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OXFORD, Pa. — A staple of summer — swarms of bugs — seems to be a thing of the past. And that's got scientists worried.
Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, crop-munching aphids and cockroaches are doing just fine. But the more beneficial flying insects of summer — native bees, moths, butterflies, ladybugs, lovebugs, mayflies and fireflies — appear to be less abundant.
https://www.woodtv.com/news/national/bye-bye-bugs-scientists-fear-non-pest-insects-are-declining/1461552524
https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/19106480.jpg
OXFORD, Pa. — A staple of summer — swarms of bugs — seems to be a thing of the past. And that's got scientists worried.
Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, crop-munching aphids and cockroaches are doing just fine. But the more beneficial flying insects of summer — native bees, moths, butterflies, ladybugs, lovebugs, mayflies and fireflies — appear to be less abundant.
https://www.woodtv.com/news/national/bye-bye-bugs-scientists-fear-non-pest-insects-are-declining/1461552524