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Flame Skimmer dragonfly resting on a green branch. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. #laarboretum #dragonfly #flameskimmer

🦗 Genomics can help insect farmers avoid pitfalls of domestication
https://theconversation.com/genomics-can-help-insect-farmers-avoid-pitfalls-of-domestication-261357

Genomics can help insect farmers avoid pitfalls of domestication
Considering how easily bird flu swept through chicken farms, it’s clear that domestication has downsides. Lessons from the past paired with modern genomic technology can help with farming insects.

#ecosystems #agriculture #insectapocalypse
Even in "remote" areas
"They found that 79% of Fiji’s endemic ant species were in decline, with impacts beginning at the time of…

#ecosystems #agriculture #insectapocalypse
Even in "remote" areas
"They found that 79% of Fiji’s endemic ant species were in decline, with impacts beginning at the time of…

Mexican Cactus Fly (a syrphid fly — family syrphidae) on a Sunflower. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. October, 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 #laarboretum #syrphidae #insect

Here's a ladybug on a Goldenrod, look really close and you'll see little yellow pollen spots on it!
#photo #photography #bug

Flame Skimmer dragonfly resting on a green branch. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. #laarboretum #dragonfly #flameskimmer

🦗 Even untouched ecosystems are losing insects at alarming rates, new study finds
#insects

Even untouched ecosystems are losing insects at alarming rates, new study finds
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that insect populations are rapidly declining even in relatively undisturbed landscapes, raising concerns about the health of ecosystems that depend on them.