Bye Bye Bugs? Scientists Fear Non-Pest Insects Are Declining

OXFORD, Pa. (AP) — A staple of summer — swarms of bugs — seems to be a thing of the past. And that’s got scientists worried.
Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, crop-munching aphids and cockroaches are doing just fine. But the more beneficial flying insects of summer — native bees, moths, butterflies, ladybugs, lovebugs, mayflies and fireflies — appear to be less abundant.
A ladybird sits on a blossom. (credit; Martin Gerten/AFP/Getty Images)
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