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 ‘Fascinating… 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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