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Environmental crises stories, whether told by active greenoids, or by right-slop health food merchants, are the same. Dodgy science serves as the basis for crisis narratives. The same is true of insectageddon and "sixth mass extinction" stories as it is of CAGW.
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More than half of Britain’s butterfly species in decline, monitoring scheme shows Warmer weather has benefited some species in Britain, but others that rely on specific plants or habitats have struggled 💚 Insectageddon” has not occurred, but there has been a loss of butterfly diversity over the past half a century, according to the world’s largest insect monitoring scheme. More than 44m butterfly sightings scientifically collected in Britain since 1976 show that of the 58 native species recorded, 33 species have declined and 25 have increased in number. Global heating is proving a boon to some butterfly species: the purple emperor (up 136%), red admiral (up 330%) and comma (up 178%) are moving northwards through Britain owing to warmer weather. 1)
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My recent @thetimes nature notebook: invasive geese, Insectageddon, and why sheep are a boon to nature #geese #insects #sheep
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Because in fact butterflies are declining & Trump/GOP have taken a bunch of actions that will really crash them. Like: "Republicans are proposing deep cuts to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill, which additionally would limit federal help for farmers dealing with “forever chemical” contamination." thenewlede.org/2025/07/house… " EPA officially confirmed that it is eliminating its research division...Without a research arm, it will be very difficult for EPA to issue new standards for air or water pollutants, toxic chemicals, pesticides" grist.org/politics/this-epa-… "In the latest reversal of US environmental protections, regulators said this week that they plan to approve a trio of new herbicide products made with dicamba, a controversial chemical that has wreaked havoc across farm country" thenewlede.org/2025/07/epa-m… Butterflies "are in alarming decline in the United States with populations plummeting by a fifth in just the past two decades, according to the most comprehensive study yet... the drop in butterfly numbers in the US is strikingly similar to the overall estimated average rate of insect loss, of about 1% to 2% a year, that is occurring in surveyed sites around the world. This so-called “insectageddon” threatens the foundations of food webs and ecosystems and has ominous implications for our food supply given approximately a third of all crops depend upon pollinators such as butterflies and bees... habitat loss, pesticide use and the climate crisis are the main culprits.. in the more arid US south-west, drought worsened by global heating is causing butterflies to desiccate and for host plants to wither. In the agricultural heartland of the midwest, meanwhile, the rampant use of insecticides on fields is the leading cause of butterfly mortality. theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
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Replying to @Spa_Henri
Kijk dan eens naar mijn,al jarenlange vastgemaakte tweet en ook #Pesticiden zijn een belangrijke aanjager van de achteruitgang van de insecten #insectageddon #HetGelijkVanToxicoloogHenkTennekes en hoogleraar #JeroenvanderSluijs sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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Good morning one and all. I leapt out to do essential watering so missed some of the programme. However we have swifts zooming about intent on insectageddon and they’re already out. BB7 was wonderful thank you
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I’m talking about insectageddon!! #Svengoolie
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The BBC also demolished the Insectageddon story bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswk3…

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Look at how the BBC treats neonicotinoids in an article just 2 days ago, trading on the story about bee decline and other false fears about "insectageddon", unhelpfully promoted by green ideologues. The story is that traces of the substance were found downstream of their use, which itself trades on ignorant chemophobia. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ew…

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Achteruitgang insecten,een opkomend wereldwijd probleem #HoogleraarJeroenvanderSluijs #Pesticiden #Gangbarelandbouw zijn een belangrijke aanjager van de achteruitgang van insecten #Insectageddon sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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We hadden toch al verschillende onderzoeken hierover gehad met waarschuwingen van heel veel wetenschappers? #Pesticiden zijn een belangrijke aanjager van de achteruitgang van #insecten #ADisasterInTheMaking #Insectageddon sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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Well! The birds know to stay around for insectageddon!
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Replying to @rosswilsonmusic
My fruit trees are blooming and I’ve only seen a handful of bees so far - and we have a few hives on the property next door! Has Insectageddon arrived?
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Replying to @CaringDoctors
Achteruitgang van insecten,een opkomend wereldwijd milieurisico via #JeroenvdSluijs #Insectageddon #ADisasterInTheMaking #Pesticiden zijn een belangrijke aanjager van de achteruitgang van de #insecten Zie verdere referenties en literatuur sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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Achteruitgang van insecten.een opkomend wereldwijd milieurisico via #JeroenvdSluijs #Insectageddon #ADisasterInTheMaking sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

De bij is essentieel voor het in stand houden van de landbouw en van ecosystemen. Bijenpopulaties storten snel in door pesticiden en door klimaatverandering (studie in het tijdschrift Ecology Letters). De mens speelt roulette met voedselzekerheid. salon.com/2024/08/20/climate…
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Good morning! Gorgeous programme so far and looking forward to hearing the rest. Coffee good. Air calm. Birds congregating for their morning Reccy and O group before committing insectageddon on the grass. Rainbows and Toto.
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Replying to @DreyfusJames
Insectageddon is heartbreaking. I have a veg garden. I try not to cry every day.
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