Light pollution is helping to drive the so-called 'insect apocalypse', experts warn, contributing to fears that 40 per cent of all bug species will be lost within decades.

A group of entomologists reviewed about 200 studies and research papers to examine how light pollution is contributing to what's been called the "insect apocalypse." Their findings were published ...

And pollution can also make it harder for insects to learn. In a 2019 study, Girling and colleagues first trained honeybees to recognise an odour using the sugar water-proboscis method. Then they ...

Light pollution a reason for insect decline. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 06 / 180619122456.htm. Forschungsverbund Berlin.

Scientists say light pollution may be contributing to "worrying" declines in insects seen in recent decades. In a UK study, artificial street lights were found to disrupt the behaviour of ...

They found that PM accumulation on their antennae increased with the levels of ambient air pollution recorded at the place and time of the flies’ collection. Next, they exposed lab houseflies for 12 ...

Ground-level ozone, a product of pollution from cars, degrades insect pheromones, and this can result in mismatched mating and sterile offspring By Chen Ly 11 April 2024 ...

This is not only bad news for the pollinators, who might not be able to forage effectively amidst air pollution, it’s bad news for plants that depend on insects to propagate.

A group of entomologists reviewed about 200 studies and research papers to examine how light pollution is contributing to what’s been called the “insect apocalypse.” Their findings were ...