MPs urge government to address food security threat from insect decline

Michael Holder
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Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee issues 'clarion call' for government to tackle knowledge gaps around insect decline and pesticide use

The ongoing decline of insect species in the UK poses a significant threat to domestic food security, yet the full impact of widespread pesticide use in agriculture and horticulture remains little understood...

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