Tiny Messengers

Insects are tiny messengers that tell us about the health of our planet and its ecosystems. We rely on insect populations to provide food for animals, decompose organic matter, cycle nutrients, aerate soil, and pollinate most of the world’s flowering plants, including ones that we rely on for food. However, insects are rapidly declining throughout the world in both diversity and abundance, and their disappearance is a clue that our ecosystems are in trouble.

In this video-based lesson, your students will learn from Conservation Nation Chrysalis Scholar, Zabreya Okyere, and her professor, Mariana Abarca, about the importance of conserving diverse insect populations and what actions we can take to nurture insect diversity in our landscapes.