Problem
Threatened species of Insecta
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Endangered species of insectsInsects under threat of extinction
Nature:
The special function of many species in the stability of the ecosystem is not well known, nor is it known how many insect species are endangered by man's impact on the natural environment. Estimates of the number of species of insects vary from 700,000 to 2 million. They represent about 80% of known animal life and are very widespread and adaptable. In the temperate zone for example, an average acre of soil may have over 4 million insects. Only a few thousand species are such as to affect man's activities in a manner which requires some form of control measures.
Incidence:
A well-documented German study, released in the journal PLOS One in 2017, revealed that in the last 27 years, the flying insect biomass measured in protected German nature reserves declined an average of 76%, with an 82% drop during the midsummer season, when insect populations should be thriving. Another study found that Germany experienced a 15% drop in its bird population over the last decade. Clearly, an insect collapse also affects the birds who feed on them.
Narrower Problems:
Threatened species of ThripsThreatened species of ProturaExtinct species of MiomopteraThreatened species of DipteraThreatened species of DipluraThreatened species of OdonataThreatened species of AnopluraExtinct species of TitanopteraExtinct species of ProtodonataThreatened species of IsopteraThreatened species of ThysanuraThreatened species of MecopteraExtinct species of ArchaeopteraThreatened species of HemipteraExtinct species of CaloneurodeaThreatened species of ZorapteraThreatened species of PsocopteraExtinct species of PerielytrodeaThreatened species of EmbiopteraThreatened species of PlecopteraThreatened species of MallophagaExtinct species of MegasecopteraThreatened species of DermapteraThreatened species of CollembolaThreatened species of BrachyceraThreatened species of ColeopteraThreatened species of NematoceraThreatened species of OrthopteraThreatened species of NeuropteraThreatened species of MegalopteraExtinct species of GlosselytrodeaThreatened species of DictyopteraExtinct species of ProtorthopteraThreatened species of LepidopteraThreatened species of TrichopteraThreatened species of SiphonapteraThreatened species of CyclorrhaphaThreatened species of OrthorrhaphaExtinct species of ProtelytropteraThreatened species of StrepsipteraThreatened species of PhasmatopteraThreatened species of RaphidiopteraThreatened species of EphemeropteraThreatened species of HymenopteransExtinct species of DiaphanopterodeaExtinct species of PalaeodictyopteraThreatened species of Grylloblattodea Reduces:
Insect pests Strategies:
Conserving endangered species of invertebratesProtecting insectsConserving endangered species of insects Subject(s):
Invertebrates → InsectsSocietal Problems → Destruction
Societal Problems → Endangered species
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
23.09.2020 – 22:08 CEST