Fates of humans and insects intertwined, warn scientists

Experts call for solutions to be enforced immediately to halt global population collapses

The report notes that only about a fifth of the world’s insect species have even been named, mostly from only single specimens.

“Many insect species are going extinct even before being described,” the researchers said. “It is likely that insect extinctions since the industrial era are around 5-10%, ie 250,000 to 500,000 species.”