This is both a story of insects and the inspiring people who tirelessly study and conserve them. This beautifully written book captures the wonders of insects alongside sharing insights about the ways in which passionate and dedicated entomologists around the world gather the information to unravel the complex patterns of change in insect populations. * David Wallace-Wells, bestselling author of The Uninhabitable Earth * Publisher: Atlantic Books ISBN: 9781838951191 Number of pages: 272 Weight: 237 g Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mm Edition: Main MEDIA REVIEWSĪ gripping and especially unnerving book: what happens when the bugs go? As Milman deftly illustrates, in the face of die-offs too widespread to closely track, we are rushing headlong into a precarious and uncertain future. Part warning, part celebration of the incredible variety of insects, this book highlights why we need to wake up to this impending environmental disaster.

In a compelling and entertaining investigation spanning the globe, Milman speaks to the scientists and entomologists studying this catastrophe and asks why these extraordinary creatures are disappearing. We rely on insect pollination for the bulk of our agriculture, they are a prime food source for birds and fish, and they are a key strut holding up life on Earth, especially our own. The Insect Crisis explores this hidden emergency, arguing that its consequences could even rival climate change. A groundswell of research suggests insect numbers are in serious decline all over the world - in some places by over 90%. When is the last time you were stung by a wasp? Or were followed by a cloud of midges? Or saw a butterfly? All these normal occurrences are becoming much rarer. 'Gripping and especially unnerving.' David Wallace-Wells There is something wondrous in Milman's revelation of our fragile dependency on insect life as well as its beauty and strangeness.' Guardian Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing

***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick***

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