A few years ago I started seeing anecdotal reports of greatly reduced numbers of insectivorous birds. I shrugged it off at the time, because a few anecdotes abo

A few years ago I started seeing anecdotal reports of greatly reduced numbers of insectivorous birds. I shrugged it off at the time, because a few anecdotes about missing Swallows is not data, but the anecdotes (and now data) have been piling up. There seems to be something seriously wrong with our insect populations that needs to be investigated immediately.