昆虫末日  

Insect apocalypse

作　　者：谯丽 

机构地区：[1]广东

出　　处：《疯狂英语（新策略）》2022年第12期15-19,74,共6页Crazy English

摘　　要：Nowadays,a sharp reduction in insect popu⁃lations around the world,a so⁃called“insect apoc⁃alypse”(昆虫末日),has caused a widespread concern.Recently,a study has found that insect numbers have decreased by half in some parts of the world due to climate change and intensive ag⁃riculture.In this latest study,the researchers gathered data on the range and number of nearly 20,000 insect species,including bees,ants,butterflies,grasshoppers and dragon⁃flies,at about 6,000 different locations.The study shows that in areas with high⁃intensity(高强度)agriculture and substantial(显著的)warming,insect numbers have plunged by 49%and the number of different species has dropped by 27%,compared with relatively un⁃touched places that have so far avoided the most severe impacts of climate change.

关 键 词：GRASSHOPPERS DRAGON INSECT 

分 类 号：Q96[生物学—昆虫学]