by Roberto — Fly­ing in­sects are key to the func­tion­ing of many ecosys­tems, where they play nu­mer­ous im­por­tant roles such as pol­li­na­tion. Thus, the sharp de­cline in their num­bers is cause for great con­cern. From a hu­man per­spec­tive, the ob­served demise of many honey bee Apis mel­lif­era pop­u­la­tions is par­tic­u­larly trou­bling be­cause of their crit­i­cal role in the food chain.