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 "While the population of all species has declined over the last few decades, the dramatic drop in the population of bees has increasingly been of concern because of the important role they play as pollinators. Without bees, many of the world’s most important crops would fail and directly affect the food supply of humans and countless other species." - https://www.earthday.org/fact-sheet-bees/

 "Western butterfly populations are declining at an estimated rate of 1.6% per year, according to a new report published in Science. The report looks at more than 450 butterfly species, including the western monarch, whose latest population count revealed a 99.9% decline since the 1980s. " - https://phys.org/news/2021-03-decline-western-butterfly-populations-linked.html

"Pollination services from honey bees and other insects provide the backbone to ensuring our diets are diverse and plentiful with fruits, nuts, and vegetables. In all, there are over 100 crops grown in the United States that depend on pollination. " - https://www.usda.gov/pollinators