Insecticide is the main driver of Midwest butterfly decline

Insecticide use is the single largest factor in the decline of butterfly abundance and species diversity in the Midwest, a new study shows.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
June 24, 2024 ~4 min

Insecticides have gotten way more toxic to honey bees

A kind of insecticide applied to corn and soy has become significantly more toxic to honey bees, but does little to benefit crops, researchers say.

Sara LaJeunesse-Penn State • futurity
Jan. 22, 2020 ~6 min


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