The global‐scale decline of animal biodiversity ('defaunation') represents one of the most
alarming consequences of human impacts on the planet. The quantification of this extinction …

Insect declines are being reported worldwide for flying, ground, and aquatic lineages. Most
reports come from western and northern Europe, where the insect fauna is well-studied and …

Wild and managed bees are key pollinators, ensuring or enhancing the reproduction of a
large fraction of the world's wild flowering plants and the yield of∼ 85% of all cultivated …

Many insect species are under threat from the anthropogenic drivers of global change.
There have been numerous well‐documented examples of insect population declines and …

Recent reports of dramatic declines in insect abundance suggest grave consequences for
global ecosystems and human society. Most evidence comes from Europe, however, leaving …

Uncertainty remains regarding the role of anthropogenic climate change in declining insect
populations, partly because our understanding of biotic response to climate is often …

Recent regional reports and trends in biomonitoring suggest that insects are experiencing a
multicontinental crisis that is apparent as reductions in abundance, diversity, and biomass …

In recent decades, entomologists have documented alarming declines in occurrence,
taxonomic richness, and geographic range of insects around the world. Additionally, some …

Reports of stark declines in invertebrate biomass prompted attention-grabbing news
headlines about an 'insect apocalypse', fuelling public and scientific interest in the insect …

The Earth's entomofauna seems in an ongoing state of collapse. Insect decline could pose a
global risk to key insect-mediated ecosystem functions and services such as soil and …