🐝 Insects in Sweden have not decreased according to new study

• A new study shows no decrease in insects in Sweden over the past 35 years.
• In one location in Skåne, the number of insects has even increased.
• The study is based on data from four different locations in Sweden.

Long-term study shows stable insect populations

A new study led by researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala has analyzed the catch of insects at four different locations in Sweden over the past 35 years. The result shows that insects have not decreased in number during this period, reports Swedish news agency, TT.

Mattias Jonsson, researcher at SLU and leader of the study, says: "The result is quite clear. We cannot see any overall decrease. In one place - Alnarp in Skåne - insects have even increased."

The researchers have used so-called suction traps placed in agricultural landscapes that have been catching flying insects since the 1980s. The traps are located in Alnarp (Skåne), Lanna (Västergötland), Ultuna (Uppland), and Sunderbyn (Norrbotten).

In the study, researchers have calculated both the total biomass of insects for each year and the total number of insects. In total, over two million insects have been analyzed over the entire time period. The insects have been divided into 31 different taxonomic groups to investigate whether certain types of insects are more vulnerable than others.

Positive trends for certain insect groups

The study shows that many hymenopterans, such as bees and parasitic wasps, seem to be doing well. Jonsson notes: "Interestingly, many of the hymenopterans, like bees and parasitic wasps, seem to be doing well."

Despite the positive results, Jonsson emphasizes that many species may still be at risk: "I absolutely don't want to say that there are no problems. But so far, I don't see any insect apocalypse in Sweden."

Insect extinction based on assumptions

"Surprising," the news agency, TT, calls the study. But for readers of Warp News, it wasn't so surprising. In our investigation of the alleged sixth mass extinction of species last year, we noted that it is largely based on the extinction of insect species. However, not mainly on actual observations, but on theoretical models and assumptions.

🐯 Investigation: There is no sixth mass extinction going on

“We are entering a sixth mass extinction,” says Paul Ehrlich in an interview with Warp News. He is not alone in believing this. But our investigation shows that is wrong. However, there is no shortage of problems with species extinction. But, by and large, we have now learned to manage them.

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