Monarch butterfly populations in U.S. west are down an order of magnitude

Re:Monarch butterfly populations in U.S. west are down an or... by toofy on Saturday December 01, 2018 @08:42PM (#18580240)

> This seems like part of the insect apocalypse story...

For those who aren’t aware what they’re referring to by insect apocalypse, a story came out a few days ago about some seemingly very important insect research:

NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/magazine/insect-apocalyps...

HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18541536

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Re:Monarch butterfly populations in U.S. west are down an or... by tejohnso on Saturday December 01, 2018 @10:12PM (#18580585)

There's also this paper [1] describing "biological annihilation via the ongoing sixth mass extinction". Should have made front page news everywhere.

[1]http://www.pnas.org/content/114/30/E6089

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Re:Monarch butterfly populations in U.S. west are down an or... by mirimir on Saturday December 01, 2018 @11:41PM (#18580841)

And it's (for now) being replaced by relatively simple cultivated ecosystems. Food crops, trees, and livestock (which I gather includes farmed fish).

Ultimately, if we can manage it without collapse, that's all that will remain. Plus us and pets, I mean. And various pathogens, parasites, and so on.

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