New ‘Detective Work’ on Butterfly Declines Reveals a Prime Suspect | Agricultural insecticides were a key factor, according to a study focused on the Midwest, though researchers emphasized the importance of climate change and habitat loss.

4 comments

1. Human driven population decline you say….duh

2. [This is not new](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27333.Silent_Spring?from_search=true&from_srp=diarFHPJlO&qid=1). Silent Spring was published before we reached the Moon, and the evidence has been growing ever since, alongside the merchants of doubt’s obfuscations & denial.

3. Who could’ve known the stuff that kills bugs was the problem

4. Who woulda thought?!