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 E-Mail IMAGE: Fewer butterflies seen across the warming, drying landscapes of American West. New methods of conservation and management of butterfly habitat may be needed to stem the consistent annual decline in... view more  Credit: Matt Forister, University of Nevada, Reno RENO, Nevada - New methods of conservation and management of butterfly habitat may be needed to stem the consistent annual decline in the numbers of butterflies over the past 40 years in the western United States, according to a new study published in the journal Science. "The widespread butterfly declines h...

Is this a new Silent Spring? Decline of insects is a catastrophic loss we can ill afford. Credit: CC-0 Entomologists have united to take stock of growing warnings about an “insect apocalypse” in a special feature published in the journal PNAS. These teeny little critters, some of which have been around for about 475 million years, provide vital ecosystem services yet have received relatively little attention compared to other animals as the Earth faces a sixth mass extinction. And while awareness is rising, the emerging picture is far more nuanced than initial reports suggested, accordin...