Not good news: Bugs are disappearing. Your windshield is way cleaner than it used to be. Hosts Kat and Tiff explore the different factors on why insect decline is happening, along with the (very scary) link between insect decline and food security. 

Listen to get answers to these questions:

• Why are insects disappearing? 
• Why do we need insects?
• What would happen if insects went instinct? 
• What can we do about it?

Sources

• NPR: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/12/nx-s1-5535551/insect-populations-human-interference-study
• Friends of the Mississippi River: https://fmr.org/updates/conservation/why-insects-matter-and-what-you-can-do-about-their-decline
• Penn State Huck Institute of Life Sciences: https://www.huck.psu.edu/institutes-and-centers/insect-biodiversity-center/why-we-need-insects
• Oklahoma State Extension: https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/beneficial-insects
• Huck Institute (again): https://www.huck.psu.edu/institutes-and-centers/insect-biodiversity-center/helping-insects
• UC IPM: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/bee-precaution-pesticide-ratings/#gsc.tab=0

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