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World Service,1 min

What's causing the catastrophic decline in insects?

Science In Action

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Insects have declined dramatically in Europe. Over almost 30 years, 75% of flying insects have disappeared from Germany, and according to Professor Dave Goulson at University of Sussex, the picture looks similar in the rest of the continent. (Picture: Southern Hawker Dragonfly. Credit: Dr. Paul F. Donald)

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