The Vanishing — Insect Extinction Is Another Canary in the Coal Mine

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

If you’ve ever gone on a road trip, you probably have distinct memories of bugs flying at, and smashing on, your windshield — along with the inevitable cleanup the mess necessitated afterward. If you think about it for a minute, though, you may realize that it’s been awhile since your windshield was covered with insects.

This may initially seem like a good thing, but this occurrence, dubbed the “windshield phenomenon” by entomologists,1 is an ominous warning — a canary in the coalmine that the environment is in grave danger.

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