I know this is a bit different than my regular videos, but I think that this is a serious problem that we need to be more aware of. In light of this research, I'll be making an effort to feature more insects on my channel from now on. While my ability to do that depends completely on what I can find while I explore, I'll definitely be giving it my best shot!
Green grass and green shrubs aren’t a climate issue. They are a laziness issue. Not much for a pollinator there or where states treat roadsides like lawns by mowing monthly.
This is the sad part about loving wildlife...but this is why we need to love wildlife. Our goal as humans should be to live in piece the the other life that lives on with us. This is a big deal, but people are concerned. I am glad you made this video to teach people about this big problem.
Well worded Bryan, loving wildlife as much as we do can definitely be a blessing and a curse at the same time. We just need to get people who aren't so interested in ecology to realize how important conservation work is!
Nice Video. You Captured The Topic Very Well. I'll Do What I Can Do To Help And I May Make A Video About It. Keep Up The Amazing Work And I Can't Wait For More. Good Luck To 10k.
Thanks Spencer, glad you enjoyed. I think it is going to take lots of small acts (consumers choosing organic produce, preserving edge habitat, etc.) adding up to fix this problem, not one large fix-everything solution.
Biggest problem I think is a lot of people really don’t care. Everyone characterized insects as the bad guys: disease carriers, annoyances, things they want to see gone. They have no respect for the natural world, and (I hate to get political but here goes) our current government actively denies that climate change is even happening. I think we need to find a way to re educate people on invertebrates as a whole and how our everyday lives depend so heavily on them. This video is a great start, and I’m going to share with everyone who I know will pass it on to start getting the message out there. I’m currently obnoxiously sick with some bug floating around UNC, but I’ll see if I can’t get a follow up video to this to try and get the ball rolling on another front.
@@MyWildBackyard That's a very good point. I was recently talking with one of my friends about this, and their initial reaction was happiness because that meant "no more mosquitoes and yellow jackets". It's like when people think about bugs, only negative interactions come to mind. I would love to see a video from you on this topic, we need to try and reach as many people as possible and this is one of the most heavily trafficked platforms on the internet. I'll think about other ways that we can start reaching out to people and let you know if I think of any interesting ideas.
I think you’re absolutely right Ben, the most likely way this problem can be addressed in the short term is a lot of people making small lifestyle adjustments that are more insect-friendly. One thing my local nature center is doing is organizing wildflower sales every couple of weeks in the spring to encourage local people to plant more perennial native plants that the insects are accustomed to feeding from and living in. As with many conservation issues, it appears that a large portion of the decline is due to loss of suitable habitat, and for that reason planting native fringes around yards and things like that is a great solution. If everyone planted just a few native bushes and flowers, that would eventually add up to a significant amount of land. We just have to avoid the “if everybody does it, then I don’t have to do it, so nobody does it” mentality, and I think educational videos like this are a great way to combat that problem. I think a philosophy that we all as wildlife content creators share is that the more people learn about wildlife, especially local wildlife, the more they are encouraged to protect it and take ownership of it. And Spencer you bring up a great point, I feel, in my own personal opinion, that there is more our trusty government could be doing to support conservation science... but that’s another matter entirely. This was an excellent video Ben, and Evan and I will definitely be covering this on our channel this coming spring. I’m going to ask other people to cover this topic as well, I think the more channels we have covering this, the better. - Harrison
It sounds like your nature center is on the right track with getting people to plant native wildflowers and other plants in the spring. Even if they don't want to let the edges of their yards "re-wild", maybe they will start landscaping with vegetation which local insects can use for food or shelter. The mentality mentioned above is definitely a concern, but hopefully we can make it more "if everyone does it then I will be left behind if I don't do it". I'll be looking forward to seeing your video on the topic this spring, I know it will be excellent. Also, I'll definitely be thinking of additional ways that us content creators can help encourage people to take action during any free time I have and will let you know if I think of any interesting ideas.
I'm so glad to see that no one has disliked at all. This is serious and we need to act now. Its sickening to know that what we are doing will potentially end the world in 100 years.
Re-posting! Wow, this video overview on insect decline/extinction was clear n concise. I just finished watching a panel of experts fumble through this topic which you covered in scope in 5 mins. Nice work! I’ll be sharing this video as part of my Climate Change Crisis effort in mobilizing action! TY for your attention on this aspect of the crisis and making this video!
💡Something we can all do NOW... Use Ecosia -a tree-planting browser! “Ecosia uses the ad revenue from your searches to plant trees where they are needed the most. By searching with Ecosia, you’re not only reforesting our planet, but you’re also empowering the communities around our planting projects to build a better future for themselves.” th-cam.com/video/z1AVgbI_1r0/w-d-xo.html
Wow, this is crazy. I see insects everyday. They have become part of my daily life. It's crazy thinking about that one day, they could go extinct. I will definitely try to raise awareness.
Saw that study, sad. Nice job of condensing it and bringing it to TH-cam. It reminds me of the acoustic ecologist that study nature sounds (can't remember his name) in the same spots year after year. The last few recordings when compared to previous years was a lot quieter.
I'd like to be optimistic.. but when I really think about it, I realize we are losing time.. fast. Very surreal but considering how much we've disrupted millions of years of evolution in just the past 100yrs.. not too surprising.
Same, I have to think/watch about it in limited doses. The rapid decline of insects and other species is disturbing. It gives me a disturbing feeling of the unraveling food chain.
Lifestyle changes to help: 1. eliminate or reduce outdoor lighting 2. leave dead tree trunks standing and brush piles on your property for habitat 3. replace your lawn with a pollinator garden 4. grow some food organically 5. install a wildlife pond or shallow birdbath 6. don't use chemicals 7. create a compost pile 8. don't mow any more often than you absolutely must 9. don't use plastic cloth for weed suppression. use cardboard and paper beneath your mulch. 10. have a tree service dump woodchips on your property rather than buying mulch. they will dump for free as it saves them landfill costs.
Hi Ben, interesting topic. But I still don't get it: why exactly do we need insects near urban areas? Even pollinators like bees. What is so wrong about restricting the insects to wild forests, like lions and wolves?
I have plans for a small bee farm and to plant milkweed for the Monarchs this summer. I hope I can commit lol. As for climate change, I am afraid we are too far along - many dominoes have been teetering for so long and some have already fallen. But we should do all we can, regardless.
@@TheWildReportOfficial The Butterfly flower or some call it Butterfly weed (Asclepias Tuberoso) has worker best for me to attract bees and butterflies. It is part of the milkweed family of plants. Please pass this on.
Also as a point of fact Canadians and people in Northern regions or South Pole whichever should be taking earthworms compost and making soil for fields. At the moment Canada has rather poor soil because the earthworm population was destroyed as glaciers went over it in the last ice age earthworms where reintroduced when they came from Europe and has given them a moderate topsoil however there's soil is still rather poor for moving our crops towards cooler temperatures consciously working towards producing high-quality soil for growing crops should be something they should maybe concentrate on
The march ( habitual behaviours) towards ecological melt down ( inc glacial melt down ) is not a sign that the a average human is quite as rational as the average human may think they are. So, in general (the average, mainstream.I.e. common herd behaviour being the main driver of the eco crisis ) , the current adult population are losers ( not individually within their little social group but their collective behaviours and how they are a net negative on a ecological scale ) . With the same old behaviours and " reasons " and excuses and ignorance that does not have the right psychology to mitigate the environmental degradation they are causing. I.e. The blind leading the blind ( monetary biased , agenda , emotionally driven etc). Over population is only a problem when the average individual within that population causes more harm to the environment than good ( over X period of time ). The hopeful bit. Young people. These are the humans with the most potential to change. They will be looking to their peers ( adults ) for answers and in some cases emulating their behaviours and being " indoctrinated " or " educated " within the same social /cultural framework that is predominantly the mainstream cultural narrative that encourages ecologically ignorant values and behaviours. How do we prevent the up and coming generation from adopting the same ignorant behaviours as their " peers ". Maybe it's not possible. Maybe the only way a irrational mind changes is by reactionary emotionally driven events. Thus maybe humans , on average, may try to live more ecologically sustainable lives at the very " last hour " . Or as l currently believe ( not having a faith or a crystal ball ) humans , like other larger mammals, will simply continue with their net ecologically degrading behaviours until ecologically limiting factors limit those behaviours . e.g. Insect populations crash leading to a world in which humans won't be as " successful" at doing the forms of behaviours ( pollution , over consumption .I.e. the usual ) that are causing ecological degradation on a planetary scale.
I hope your generation does better than ours. 😔 Don’t despair in helplessness bcoz of your age, you are more capable than you think. Just as the Children’s Global March for Climate Change Crisis shown us-inspired by one child’s protest (Greta Thunberg)-the youth HAVE a powerful political voice. I hope to see more from your generation fighting this issue... ALL HANDS ON DECK! Solutions to address this exist TODAY... the question is how soon can we (ppl n gov’t) embrace this crisis, take action, at how big of a scale n scope. Hopefully, we can leave you a livable planet to inherit. May it be your generation that leads us towards a utopian future by which we humans embrace our role of stewardship for our precious planet and everything in it. You matter and you have made a difference. Keep writing and keep having these conversations w/anyone willing to listen.
ah, id have to disagree. when i was little there would be swarms of insects outside, butterflies, bees, aphids, ant farms in every crack of cement.. but now i go outside and i cant find a single insect. it's really sad
I have been watching the deteriating condition of insects over the years. And I have a question. Maybe it's my imagination, but I really think there are much LESS birds in Sydney where I live. In the morning up till fairly recently, the place was noisy with birds. Latelly not so much. I know for a fact that krill and other sea life that sea gulls eat are getting less. Sea gulls that travel from Alaska to Antartica have been washing up on the Australian East coast because they are starved. This was in the news YESTERDAY. We used to get Cicardas regularly in Sydney, but none for a while. But I'm wondering about the birds. It's only recently I have noticed it. The sky was full of birds, now hardly any, and the mornings are very quiet. Are they really dying of, or is it just my imagination for around Sydney? Its evening now and usually, the place was noisy with birds going to roost. But only a few can be heard.
@JLM 414 Hi JLM, I just bought a new Nokia 4G Mobile and as per usual, they include the warnings about not holding it close to your head. Why this warning if they keep saying it is safe? What sort of warnings will they put out with 5G?
@JLM 414 Hi JLM. I have just started to watch that video. And straight off, something that really annoys me. He begins (as many do) by acknowledging the original ancestors of this area. Most likely there is a flag outside - Black & Yellow with a big Orange Circle in it. It's all very well to say these things and wave that flag, but why not also mention how we hunted these people down and murdered them. Took their children away and put in 'Christian' Homes. And now, say "Sorry". I live in Sydney and all my life I have NEVER seen an aboriginal except in Redfern. Sorry to carry on like this. What we did to the Aboriginals was genocide. And now to wave a flag and say "Sorry" doesn't cut it for me. Rant, rant. Now I will get on and watch that video about 5G. :)
@JLM 414 Hi JLM, I am half way through that very interesting video on Microwave Radiation. I'll watch the rest later. But my thoughts are, only in the last couple of decades, especially all of 2020, have we begun to see in real time the damage we have done to this planet. The damage done to pretty much the WHOLE human population by microwave radiation is going to be HORENDOUS.
When I was a kid back in the 60s I had an interest in birds. I had books to look up all the different varieties. Different flocks of birds were common. Now in 2023 flocks are rare and very small in number.
Clear-cutting for timber and slash and burn for crops and cattle of entire states over a few decades, like Illinois, Ohio, Indiana ect, imagine the loss of habitat, then herbicides germicides fungicides rodenticides noenicotinoids insecticides. Bugs birds wild flowers ect ect don't stand a chance.
While I agree that our important pollinators are facing dangerous decline, I see no issue when it comes to insects devouring my garden goods or harassing my house. Great clusters of ants, wood lice and Asian lady beetles have been swept up in my home. More than my cruciferous vegetables were demolished by root devastating maggot insects and don’t get me started on the ash borer and all the pines in my forest that have collapsed after pine beetle damage. Alyssum, melilot, and white clover are plants that have attracted infinite amounts of pollinators to the garden and grass, when I thought they had been gone for good. They reseed prolifically and all smell like sweet honey. They withstand many climates and don’t require any care other than a little watering to get them started. If any of us are guilty of ever having used chemicals of any kind in our gardens, we are obligated to make the effort to turn that damage around and at the very least start planting plants that attract, support, feed and proliferate the important insects that are so vital. If you don’t see any reason to make the effort to nurture even 1 such plant, then at least consider how important food is in your life and start to grasp the importance of the beneficial insects to that cause.
From the devonion period to the age of deplorable...one can look upon what was built and know...so they could live something better had to die. Nature.
I don't think the global climate is getting hotter; if so the insect population would increase tremendously. I think the global climate is getting colder. Just look at the currents weather temps..
Well we are going to be pollinating our own crops which we already do meet will be grown in vats, edible algae will be grown in vats and most likely we're going to have to genetically engineer a form of algae capable of withstanding warm temperatures and producing oxygen to fill the ocean and we will also have to genetically engineer and cover the world in the type of very deep-rooted grass to keep the land down as super storms roll over it and our cities will be contained biodomes run on solar energy perhaps wind geothermal whatever and cooled with air conditioning. We will travel outside of our cities to gather resources and that will be about it. The natural world will be destroyed but we will survive and hopefully get off this rock eventually with knowledge of how badly we fucked up.
Great video but people have become tired of exaggerations and hysteria. The fate of insects is a real problem but such problems are cheapened with absurd lies like "at the current rate all insects can be gone within a century." That is absolute nonsense. Environmentalists need to stop with such claims because it makes people indifferent to the more important things they have to say.
I know this is a bit different than my regular videos, but I think that this is a serious problem that we need to be more aware of.
In light of this research, I'll be making an effort to feature more insects on my channel from now on. While my ability to do that depends completely on what I can find while I explore, I'll definitely be giving it my best shot!
" serious problem " . As serious as cancer.
Green grass and green shrubs aren’t a climate issue. They are a laziness issue. Not much for a pollinator there or where states treat roadsides like lawns by mowing monthly.
This is the sad part about loving wildlife...but this is why we need to love wildlife. Our goal as humans should be to live in piece the the other life that lives on with us. This is a big deal, but people are concerned. I am glad you made this video to teach people about this big problem.
Well worded Bryan, loving wildlife as much as we do can definitely be a blessing and a curse at the same time. We just need to get people who aren't so interested in ecology to realize how important conservation work is!
This is awesome. I didn’t know about this and I will definitely share this video!
Great, thank you so much!
Nice Video. You Captured The Topic Very Well. I'll Do What I Can Do To Help And I May Make A Video About It. Keep Up The Amazing Work And I Can't Wait For More. Good Luck To 10k.
Thanks, I'll be on the lookout for your video on the topic. And I appreciate the support!
If you really want to help figure out a weighted kill off Monsanto
Great short summary of the problems facing insect population. Used and credited this in a paper. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching!
Thank you. I and others in my network are paying attention and more and more people do.
Thanks for the informative video Ben. We've subscribed, and will be featuring it on our social media and website on Wednesday.
Absolutely, I'm so glad to hear that you enjoyed and will be sharing it with your network!
Great video, Ben. Saw this study released on Reddit, super scary stuff. Any ideas how we can fix this?
Thanks Spencer, glad you enjoyed. I think it is going to take lots of small acts (consumers choosing organic produce, preserving edge habitat, etc.) adding up to fix this problem, not one large fix-everything solution.
Biggest problem I think is a lot of people really don’t care. Everyone characterized insects as the bad guys: disease carriers, annoyances, things they want to see gone. They have no respect for the natural world, and (I hate to get political but here goes) our current government actively denies that climate change is even happening. I think we need to find a way to re educate people on invertebrates as a whole and how our everyday lives depend so heavily on them. This video is a great start, and I’m going to share with everyone who I know will pass it on to start getting the message out there. I’m currently obnoxiously sick with some bug floating around UNC, but I’ll see if I can’t get a follow up video to this to try and get the ball rolling on another front.
@@MyWildBackyard That's a very good point. I was recently talking with one of my friends about this, and their initial reaction was happiness because that meant "no more mosquitoes and yellow jackets". It's like when people think about bugs, only negative interactions come to mind. I would love to see a video from you on this topic, we need to try and reach as many people as possible and this is one of the most heavily trafficked platforms on the internet. I'll think about other ways that we can start reaching out to people and let you know if I think of any interesting ideas.
I think you’re absolutely right Ben, the most likely way this problem can be addressed in the short term is a lot of people making small lifestyle adjustments that are more insect-friendly. One thing my local nature center is doing is organizing wildflower sales every couple of weeks in the spring to encourage local people to plant more perennial native plants that the insects are accustomed to feeding from and living in. As with many conservation issues, it appears that a large portion of the decline is due to loss of suitable habitat, and for that reason planting native fringes around yards and things like that is a great solution. If everyone planted just a few native bushes and flowers, that would eventually add up to a significant amount of land. We just have to avoid the “if everybody does it, then I don’t have to do it, so nobody does it” mentality, and I think educational videos like this are a great way to combat that problem. I think a philosophy that we all as wildlife content creators share is that the more people learn about wildlife, especially local wildlife, the more they are encouraged to protect it and take ownership of it. And Spencer you bring up a great point, I feel, in my own personal opinion, that there is more our trusty government could be doing to support conservation science... but that’s another matter entirely. This was an excellent video Ben, and Evan and I will definitely be covering this on our channel this coming spring. I’m going to ask other people to cover this topic as well, I think the more channels we have covering this, the better. - Harrison
It sounds like your nature center is on the right track with getting people to plant native wildflowers and other plants in the spring. Even if they don't want to let the edges of their yards "re-wild", maybe they will start landscaping with vegetation which local insects can use for food or shelter. The mentality mentioned above is definitely a concern, but hopefully we can make it more "if everyone does it then I will be left behind if I don't do it". I'll be looking forward to seeing your video on the topic this spring, I know it will be excellent. Also, I'll definitely be thinking of additional ways that us content creators can help encourage people to take action during any free time I have and will let you know if I think of any interesting ideas.
I'm so glad to see that no one has disliked at all. This is serious and we need to act now. Its sickening to know that what we are doing will potentially end the world in 100 years.
Re-posting! Wow, this video overview on insect decline/extinction was clear n concise. I just finished watching a panel of experts fumble through this topic which you covered in scope in 5 mins. Nice work!
I’ll be sharing this video as part of my Climate Change Crisis effort in mobilizing action!
TY for your attention on this aspect of the crisis and making this video!
💡Something we can all do NOW... Use Ecosia -a tree-planting browser!
“Ecosia uses the ad revenue from your searches to plant trees where they are needed the most. By searching with Ecosia, you’re not only reforesting our planet, but you’re also empowering the communities around our planting projects to build a better future for themselves.”
th-cam.com/video/z1AVgbI_1r0/w-d-xo.html
Thank you very much, I'm really glad to hear that you enjoyed the video and will be sharing it with others!
@@mzismamacow That sounds awesome, I'll definitely check it out!
Wow, this is crazy. I see insects everyday. They have become part of my daily life. It's crazy thinking about that one day, they could go extinct. I will definitely try to raise awareness.
I know, it really is scary to think about!
People need to start growing I’m gonna share this to all my friends I’m only 10 I don’t wanna die soon
Saw that study, sad. Nice job of condensing it and bringing it to TH-cam. It reminds me of the acoustic ecologist that study nature sounds (can't remember his name) in the same spots year after year. The last few recordings when compared to previous years was a lot quieter.
Thanks man, it's definitely pretty depressing. That sounds like an interesting study, I'll have to see if I can find it.
@@TheWildReportOfficial bernie krause was his name.
@@smetlogik Cool, thanks for letting me know!
A lot packed in that quote!
I'd like to be optimistic.. but when I really think about it, I realize we are losing time.. fast. Very surreal but considering how much we've disrupted millions of years of evolution in just the past 100yrs.. not too surprising.
EVIL-ution is a hxax, but insect decline extremely serious.
@@paulblacburn9302Evolution is a fact of reality.
this literally makes me sick to think about.
Same, I have to think/watch about it in limited doses. The rapid decline of insects and other species is disturbing. It gives me a disturbing feeling of the unraveling food chain.
wow ! Lovely video and keep up the good work.
Thank you Elizabeth!
Mono-agriculture and pesticides - big problem. Rising temperatures - questionable. Weather modification geo-engineering via aluminium spraying chemtrails - a hidden problem.
Lifestyle changes to help:
1. eliminate or reduce outdoor lighting
2. leave dead tree trunks standing and brush piles on your property for habitat
3. replace your lawn with a pollinator garden
4. grow some food organically
5. install a wildlife pond or shallow birdbath
6. don't use chemicals
7. create a compost pile
8. don't mow any more often than you absolutely must
9. don't use plastic cloth for weed suppression. use cardboard and paper beneath your mulch.
10. have a tree service dump woodchips on your property rather than buying mulch. they will dump for free as it saves them landfill costs.
Hi Ben, interesting topic. But I still don't get it: why exactly do we need insects near urban areas? Even pollinators like bees. What is so wrong about restricting the insects to wild forests, like lions and wolves?
Well even plants in urban areas require insects for pollination, and any urban insectivores would be in trouble without their main prey items.
it starts in your own garden and your food choices
The more you know
So, don't eat the bugs?😅
Really good
I have plans for a small bee farm and to plant milkweed for the Monarchs this summer. I hope I can commit lol. As for climate change, I am afraid we are too far along - many dominoes have been teetering for so long and some have already fallen. But we should do all we can, regardless.
Wow, that's awesome what you are planning! I like your mentality.
@@TheWildReportOfficial The Butterfly flower or some call it Butterfly weed (Asclepias Tuberoso) has worker best for me to attract bees and butterflies. It is part of the milkweed family of plants. Please pass this on.
@@ravenbishop5232 Glad to hear that you've had some success, I'll definitely pass this along!
Great video.
Thanks, glad that you enjoyed!
Bravo....
Also as a point of fact Canadians and people in Northern regions or South Pole whichever should be taking earthworms compost and making soil for fields. At the moment Canada has rather poor soil because the earthworm population was destroyed as glaciers went over it in the last ice age earthworms where reintroduced when they came from Europe and has given them a moderate topsoil however there's soil is still rather poor for moving our crops towards cooler temperatures consciously working towards producing high-quality soil for growing crops should be something they should maybe concentrate on
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i am going to leave a piece of meat outside for flies to lay maggots in.
This shit is scary
100 years seems optimistic, given we have already lost 70% of them, as of 2020.
The march ( habitual behaviours) towards ecological melt down ( inc glacial melt down ) is not a sign that the a average human is quite as rational as the average human may think they are.
So, in general (the average, mainstream.I.e. common herd behaviour being the main driver of the eco crisis ) , the current adult population are losers ( not individually within their little social group but their collective behaviours and how they are a net negative on a ecological scale ) . With the same old behaviours and " reasons " and excuses and ignorance that does not have the right psychology to mitigate the environmental degradation they are causing. I.e. The blind leading the blind ( monetary biased , agenda , emotionally driven etc).
Over population is only a problem when the average individual within that population causes more harm to the environment than good ( over X period of time ).
The hopeful bit. Young people. These are the humans with the most potential to change. They will be looking to their peers ( adults ) for answers and in some cases emulating their behaviours and being " indoctrinated " or " educated " within the same social /cultural framework that is predominantly the mainstream cultural narrative that encourages ecologically ignorant values and behaviours.
How do we prevent the up and coming generation from adopting the same ignorant behaviours as their " peers ".
Maybe it's not possible. Maybe the only way a irrational mind changes is by reactionary emotionally driven events. Thus maybe humans , on average, may try to live more ecologically sustainable lives at the very " last hour " .
Or as l currently believe ( not having a faith or a crystal ball ) humans , like other larger mammals, will simply continue with their net ecologically degrading behaviours until ecologically limiting factors limit those behaviours . e.g. Insect populations crash leading to a world in which humans won't be as " successful" at doing the forms of behaviours ( pollution , over consumption .I.e. the usual ) that are causing ecological degradation on a planetary scale.
I hope your generation does better than ours. 😔 Don’t despair in helplessness bcoz of your age, you are more capable than you think. Just as the Children’s Global March for Climate Change Crisis shown us-inspired by one child’s protest (Greta Thunberg)-the youth HAVE a powerful political voice.
I hope to see more from your generation fighting this issue... ALL HANDS ON DECK!
Solutions to address this exist TODAY... the question is how soon can we (ppl n gov’t) embrace this crisis, take action, at how big of a scale n scope.
Hopefully, we can leave you a livable planet to inherit. May it be your generation that leads us towards a utopian future by which we humans embrace our role of stewardship for our precious planet and everything in it.
You matter and you have made a difference. Keep writing and keep having these conversations w/anyone willing to listen.
essential viewing now lets get active
It’s hard to believe. Bugs are everywhere you look.
I know, it really is almost impossible to believe that this could be true.
If a decline happens over years and decades it's hard to observe unless counts are done annually. Habitat is changing as well
ah, id have to disagree. when i was little there would be swarms of insects outside, butterflies, bees, aphids, ant farms in every crack of cement.. but now i go outside and i cant find a single insect. it's really sad
LIKE.
I have been watching the deteriating condition of insects over the years. And I have a question. Maybe it's my imagination, but I really think there are much LESS birds in Sydney where I live. In the morning up till fairly recently, the place was noisy with birds. Latelly not so much. I know for a fact that krill and other sea life that sea gulls eat are getting less. Sea gulls that travel from Alaska to Antartica have been washing up on the Australian East coast because they are starved. This was in the news YESTERDAY. We used to get Cicardas regularly in Sydney, but none for a while. But I'm wondering about the birds. It's only recently I have noticed it. The sky was full of birds, now hardly any, and the mornings are very quiet. Are they really dying of, or is it just my imagination for around Sydney? Its evening now and usually, the place was noisy with birds going to roost. But only a few can be heard.
Same here in Brisbane
@JLM 414 Hi JLM, I just bought a new Nokia 4G Mobile and as per usual, they include the warnings about not holding it close to your head. Why this warning if they keep saying it is safe? What sort of warnings will they put out with 5G?
@JLM 414 Hi JLM. I have just started to watch that video. And straight off, something that really annoys me. He begins (as many do) by acknowledging the original ancestors of this area. Most likely there is a flag outside - Black & Yellow with a big Orange Circle in it. It's all very well to say these things and wave that flag, but why not also mention how we hunted these people down and murdered them. Took their children away and put in 'Christian' Homes. And now, say "Sorry". I live in Sydney and all my life I have NEVER seen an aboriginal except in Redfern. Sorry to carry on like this. What we did to the Aboriginals was genocide. And now to wave a flag and say "Sorry" doesn't cut it for me. Rant, rant. Now I will get on and watch that video about 5G. :)
@JLM 414 Hi JLM, I am half way through that very interesting video on Microwave Radiation. I'll watch the rest later. But my thoughts are, only in the last couple of decades, especially all of 2020, have we begun to see in real time the damage we have done to this planet. The damage done to pretty much the WHOLE human population by microwave radiation is going to be HORENDOUS.
When I was a kid back in the 60s I had an interest in birds. I had books to look up all the different varieties. Different flocks of birds were common. Now in 2023 flocks are rare and very small in number.
Clear-cutting for timber and slash and burn for crops and cattle of entire states over a few decades, like Illinois, Ohio, Indiana ect, imagine the loss of habitat, then herbicides germicides fungicides rodenticides noenicotinoids insecticides. Bugs birds wild flowers ect ect don't stand a chance.
Yep, absolutely true. Thankfully, land management practices seem to be (mostly) improving.
While I agree that our important pollinators are facing dangerous decline, I see no issue when it comes to insects devouring my garden goods or harassing my house. Great clusters of ants, wood lice and Asian lady beetles have been swept up in my home. More than my cruciferous vegetables were demolished by root devastating maggot insects and don’t get me started on the ash borer and all the pines in my forest that have collapsed after pine beetle damage.
Alyssum, melilot, and white clover are plants that have attracted infinite amounts of pollinators to the garden and grass, when I thought they had been gone for good. They reseed prolifically and all smell like sweet honey. They withstand many climates and don’t require any care other than a little watering to get them started. If any of us are guilty of ever having used chemicals of any kind in our gardens, we are obligated to make the effort to turn that damage around and at the very least start planting plants that attract, support, feed and proliferate the important insects that are so vital.
If you don’t see any reason to make the effort to nurture even 1 such plant, then at least consider how important food is in your life and start to grasp the importance of the beneficial insects to that cause.
I've been planting for the bees for a while now. Have a spot I'm going to fill for the bees, butterflies and humming birds.
Awesome, what a great project!
@ maryiane Green I too am trying to do all I can for insects with my yard.
From the devonion period to the age of deplorable...one can look upon what was built and know...so they could live something better had to die. Nature.
Think of the continuous population explosions in the eastern hemisphere
100 years my ass....try 5....if that long.
Welp, it was nice knowing y'all. At least the end of the world will have some good memes.
It should make a semi-adequate episode of meme review
@@TheWildReportOfficial Yeah lol
Chemical companies need to stop
I don't think the global climate is getting hotter; if so the insect population would increase tremendously. I think the global climate is getting colder. Just look at the currents weather temps..
Well we are going to be pollinating our own crops which we already do meet will be grown in vats, edible algae will be grown in vats and most likely we're going to have to genetically engineer a form of algae capable of withstanding warm temperatures and producing oxygen to fill the ocean and we will also have to genetically engineer and cover the world in the type of very deep-rooted grass to keep the land down as super storms roll over it and our cities will be contained biodomes run on solar energy perhaps wind geothermal whatever and cooled with air conditioning. We will travel outside of our cities to gather resources and that will be about it. The natural world will be destroyed but we will survive and hopefully get off this rock eventually with knowledge of how badly we fucked up.
background music? You gotta be kidding
The people who created this world are responsible. ( YOU WHO U ARE )
Save the fleas
Fuck fleas
Yay I hate bugs they are Poisoning
Pesticides???
If they stop chemtrails they will recover
All the bugs 🕷 🐛 🐜 🐝 matter!
Yes, absolutely!
Bug lifes matter
Great video but people have become tired of exaggerations and hysteria. The fate of insects is a real problem but such problems are cheapened with absurd lies like "at the current rate all insects can be gone within a century." That is absolute nonsense. Environmentalists need to stop with such claims because it makes people indifferent to the more important things they have to say.
Fake news
eco-fascism now