• 15. Are we facing an "insectageddon"?

  • Aug 3 2022
  • Length: 25 mins
  • Podcast

15. Are we facing an "insectageddon"?

  • Summary

  • Alarming reports of declining insect populations have triggered warnings that the world may be facing ‘Insectageddon’. What could happen if insect numbers fall further? Why do we care about some more than others? And what can we do to protect at-risk species?
    This is The Overview.
    Presented by Julia O’Driscoll, with guests environmentalist and broadcaster Chris Baines, Dr Nick Isaac from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Dr Erica McAlister, senior curator at the Natural History Museum, and Professor Seirian Sumner from UCL.
    Thanks to The Week’s Kari Wilkin. Produced by Rich Jarman.


    Find Chris Baines' Film, The Living Thames, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B09QG4925K/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
    Find Erica McAlister's book, The Secret Life of Flies, here: https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/the-secret-life-of-flies-paperback.html
    Find Seirian Sumner's book Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps here: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/endless-forms-the-secret-world-of-wasps-seirian-sumner?variant=39532321472590
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