Media and Press

2025


‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects.

June 3, 2025

Bugpocalypse: Why insect populations tanked by 75% in just 30 years.

April 30, 2025

Where have all the insects gone -- and why?.

April 26, 2025

U.S. Butterflies Are Disappearing at Drastic Rates, With One in Five Gone Since 2000.

March 11, 2025

1 in 5 butterflies in the U.S. have disappeared in the last 20 years.

March 6, 2025

Butterfly populations plummet by 22% in US since turn of century.

March 6, 2025

Butterfly population in US shrinking by 22% over last 20 years, study shows.

March 6, 2025

US lost a fifth of its butterflies within two decades.

March 6, 2025

Butterfly populations declining rapidly in U.S. with 22% disappearing in 2 decades, study finds.

March 6, 2025

See how butterflies are surviving, or not, near you.

March 6, 2025

Study finds butterfly population declined 22% between 2000 and 2020.

March 6, 2025

A fifth of US butterflies have disappeared since 2000: Study.

March 6, 2025

2024


From flickering fireflies to lowly dung beetles, insects are vanishing.

November 25, 2024

Insect decline with Dr. Eliza Grames.

June 14, 2024

How to create a firefly-friendly backyard.

May 23, 2024

Is the bee population rebounding in the U.S.?

May 2, 2024

Honey, we saved the bees.

April 26, 2024

On the Record (radio show)

April 1, 2024

Wait, does America suddenly have a record number of bees?

March 28, 2024

Five tips for digitizing handwritten data.

March 5, 2024

2023


How scientists are trying to save the insects that make life possible.

November 21, 2023

Insects hold our planet together — but they’re disappearing. A national study aims to learn more.

November 6, 2023

And Then There Were None: Unraveling the Insect Apocalypse.

November 5, 2023

Don’t you dare rake your leaves this fall.

September 1, 2023

Don't be so quick to wish the bugs away, we need them.

August 29, 2023

Fireflies are under threat, so NY scientists are trying to count how many are left.

August 22, 2023

Fireflies may disappear, so NY scientists are trying to count how many are left.

August 22, 2023

How to set the right mood for fireflies in your yard.

July 28, 2023

What Happens If a Tiny Insect Goes Extinct? Should We Even Care?

July 1, 2023

What will it take to save the world's insects?

June 9, 2023

The little-known world of caterpillars.

March 13, 2023

Essential insects in East Asia have declined massively, study finds.

Feburary 3, 2023

2022


The Collapse of Insects.

December 6, 2022

EntoGEM identifies the gaps in insect decline data.

November 28, 2022

Peering into the invisible present.

November 8, 2022

Entomologist Jessica Ware Weighs in on Impactful Insects’ Frightening Decline.

October 27, 2022

A host of threats are impacting Connecticut's insect population. And not just bees.

July 11, 2022