An Australian scientist warns... Will climate change cause the "end of the world" for insects!!

An Australian scientist has warned that "the apocalypse of insects" will have drastic effects on the environment and humanity.

An international study on the future of insects under climate change scenarios revealed that the loss of insects will significantly reduce humanity's ability to build a sustainable future.

Study co-author William Lawrence of James Cook University in Australia said the biosphere has already risen by about 1.1°C since the industrial age.

The temperature is expected to rise by another 2 to 5 degrees Celsius by 2100 unless greenhouse gas emissions are significantly reduced.

Lawrence said in a statement today, that the insect's small body size and inability to regulate its body temperature makes it particularly vulnerable to changing temperature and humidity levels.

He added: "A growing body of evidence shows that many insect populations are declining rapidly in many places. These declines are of deep concern, with terms such as 'insect apocalypse' being increasingly used by the media and even some scientists to describe the phenomenon."

"The loss of insects is making its way up the food chain and may indeed play an important role in the widespread decline of their consumers, as are insects that eat insects in temperate environments," he continued.

Lawrence said insects are important parts of biodiversity and provide services to the broader environment, including pollination, pest control and nutrient recycling, all of which are beneficial to other creatures, including humans.

The study found that climate change amplifies the effects of other factors that threaten insect populations, such as pollution, habitat loss and predation.