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All things green, outdoors, and nature-y. Whether it's animals in their natural habitat, hiking trails and mountains, or planting a little garden for yourself (and everything in between), you can talk about it here.

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The Beekeepers Who Don’t Want You to Buy More Bees (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Insect population declining is a symptom, the issue is that natural ecosystems are declining.

I assure you that is you plant natural wildflowers and you stop mowing your lawn the insect population and biodiversity in your area will explode in just a few months.

So I don't think adding more insects is the solution, if we give them the habitat the insect population can quickly grow back.