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A fact from Decline in insect populations appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 April 2019 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that some insect populations have declined dramatically?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2019/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Decline in insect populations.

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Section size for Decline in insect populations (27 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	10,014	10,014
Context	5,070	5,070
Global estimates	2,035	3,302
Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services	1,267	1,267
Causes	62	4,412
Destruction and pollution	2,913	2,913
Climate change	1,437	1,437
Methodology	2,870	2,870
Survey results for specific regions	42	15,543
United Kingdom	3,065	3,065
Germany	3,182	3,182
Puerto Rico	1,169	1,169
Netherlands	1,516	1,516
Switzerland	402	402
United States and Western Europe	6,167	6,167
Impacts	1,041	1,041
Countermeasures	23	11,283
Overall policies and conventions	1,728	1,728
Reduction of pesticide-use	1,591	1,591
Wildflower strips and buffer zones	3,353	3,353
Wildlife gardens	1,387	1,387
Awareness raising	3,201	3,201
Society and culture	27	2,294
In arts	594	594
Decline of professionals studying insects	1,673	1,673
See also	159	159
References	23,240	23,240
Total	79,228	79,228

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