Climate-fuelled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects

Climate-fuelled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects

Nigel Stork, Griffith University and Adam Sharp, University of Hong Kong Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals. But all is not well in the insect world. Research over the last few years has shown sustained declines in insect species and numbers. It appeared Earth was witnessing a global-…