The Problem
The insect world plays a central role in environmental health and human health. The world is seeing big declines in insect populations due to wide scale application of pesticides and herbicides in environmental and agricultural uses. Pesticide application impacts not only so called “pest insects”, but beneficial insects as well. Insects provide the base food source for complex natural food webs in our environment. Herbicides can also be non-selective and remove beneficial plants from the landscape, as well as have a toxic effect on wildlife and humans.
