
Flies, with Dr Erica McAlister
Instant Genius
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Flies - What Are the Threats?
Climate change, neonictonoids and introduced species are having a massive impact on flies. The UK organization called the Ditrous Forum is trying to collect long-term data about fly populations. Intensive agriculture has had a massive, massive impact; they just haven't been able to live. Cocoa plantations will die out because they're losing habitat where these fly pollinators live by building monocultures.
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