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UNM researchers warn of steep insect declines; Corrales adopts pollinator proclamation
Summary
UNM Museum of Southwest Biology staff told the Corrales Village council that insects are both highly diverse and rapidly declining in the Southwest, and the council approved a proclamation backing local pollinator protection and outreach.
On a recent Corrales Village council meeting, researchers from the University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwest Biology (Division of Arthropods) told elected officials and residents that insect diversity is enormous but that many key groups—particularly butterflies and some bees—are declining in the Southwest.
Dewey Devivi, a museum technician and research assistant, said insects account for the majority of described species on Earth and estimated current described insect species at roughly 1.7 million to 2.1 million, with many more still undescribed. He emphasized the regional severity: “In the last 20 years … butterflies in…
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