Scientists in South Africa have established that “electromagnetic factors were significant in the decline of insect populations”. This is not strictly a surprise since EM has been used for some time to kill off insects, but it is significant that some scientists have had sufficient independence from the lobby to actually state this.
Written by Lucille Davie
Monday, 17 March 2008
If you see ants simply as nuisance insects that invade your sandwiches on picnics, while bees hover over your Coke can, stop a moment and reconsider.
The South African Invertebrate Art Exhibition at Little Brenthurst is hoping to get everyone to think again about insects. The exhibition is an effort to draw attention to the decreasing numbers of insects, the earth’s barometer of how the environment is faring. Read the rest of this entry »
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