A biological conservation review claims the number of insects in the world is declining at a rapid rate, with extinction expected for 40% of the global insect population within the next decade. The main force driving insect extinction is the heavy use of pesticides and fertilisers in the agricultural industry. The extinction of insects will impact on other species, as insects sustain many other organisms around the world and their loss would have severe consequences.
The world is headed towards its sixth mass extinction
Portrait of a red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. Source: AAP
One third of the World's insect population at risk of dying out within the next ten years, according to a scientific review.
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