00:00Around the world, insect populations are plummeting.
00:03Scientists have called this the insect apocalypse.
00:06This is bad news for our food supply because wild insects pollinate our crops.
00:10Some foods, like soy, need pollination to get the best yields.
00:14Others, like chocolate, can only be pollinated by one fly species.
00:18Without insects like butterflies and bumblebees,
00:21the production of apples, soy, sesame, and even milk and beef could decline massively.
00:25It sounds bleak, but there are glimmers of hope.
00:28One solution is to create more bug-friendly habitats.
00:32Patches of native plants and wildflowers can be weaved into croplands.
00:36And the plots can be tiny, the size of a window flower box.
00:40Reducing pesticide use could also help.
00:43But we need to act now, experts say, because we don't have the luxury of waiting.
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