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Malnourished bugs: Higher CO2 levels make plants less nutritious, hurting insect populations

  • Written by Ellen Welti, Postdoctoral Researcher of Biology, University of Oklahoma
These grasshoppers, like many insects around the world, are declining. Dave Rintoul, CC BY-ND

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Grasshopper populations, like those of many other insects, are declining. My colleagues and I identified a new possible culprit: The plants grasshoppers rely on for food are...

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