{"669930":{"#nid":"669930","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"As insects flee warming for higher ground, new Colorado research shows the ones with wings struggle to make the escape","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, wildflowers brought an unusually bright splash of color to Colorado\u2019s hillsides. Although the blooms were largely the product of a slow-melting snowpack and a wet spring, native pollinators like bees and butterflies played a critical role in creating these colorful habitats. But\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTOg-2Bj-2BgJ-2Fbn0TaqTIjqgfrbHIm7HQXC2NTZP15BdoqYEBfrV9nngh7JupGI-2BYwyrw-3D-3DKsMI_APLFktGKahH9o57scqa-2Fzs7fBh9TfaGdnJFvXT-2B-2FukRcKm3MM2Fc0-2FvMIV5A4VCyEqk7Bu3P1GZoJi3SAfqN2DwTvt-2Bi4FOLA0CN5YresaOW9uk9rsfIZyRL-2BmQRAJJ5UxWrA22MBC-2FBY2DAwYJuLtkxrmXCpbhfMMrzr34M6NyWQKVmeSybTyLlTqpnSLgeVb15Vm44XKYgsDrncIWXqkgJkM2-2B1H5lSc5HUVuWEGkd9VFNN0OJCZFw9I-2BAv0RbVsZRpjwWAU0yySaXzzrfNgclN-2BYU5COfwLT65ETQrKPcjBY0fpFgzvRG6Pi97j43FeNtsoiwgFh7QWfTmtTi-2Fw-3D-3D\u0022\u003Ea new study\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;shows that these flying insects are in trouble.\u0026nbsp;Researchers at Colorado University of Denver and Georgia Tech analyzed data on 800 species of insects around the world and discovered that flying insects \u2014 many of which play a crucial role in pollinating the world\u2019s plants and crops \u2014 are migrating at slower rates than their non-flying counterparts and appear to be dying at faster rates. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/james-stroud\u0022\u003EJames T. Stroud\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, is a co-author of the study.\u0026nbsp;(This study was also covered at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.miragenews.com\/rising-temperatures-delay-insect-migration-to-1126676\/\u0022\u003EMirage\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, wildflowers brought an unusually bright splash of color to Colorado\u2019s hillsides. Although the blooms were largely the product of a slow-melting snowpack and a wet spring, native pollinators like bees and butterflies played a critical role in creating these colorful habitats. But\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUTOg-2Bj-2BgJ-2Fbn0TaqTIjqgfrbHIm7HQXC2NTZP15BdoqYEBfrV9nngh7JupGI-2BYwyrw-3D-3DKsMI_APLFktGKahH9o57scqa-2Fzs7fBh9TfaGdnJFvXT-2B-2FukRcKm3MM2Fc0-2FvMIV5A4VCyEqk7Bu3P1GZoJi3SAfqN2DwTvt-2Bi4FOLA0CN5YresaOW9uk9rsfIZyRL-2BmQRAJJ5UxWrA22MBC-2FBY2DAwYJuLtkxrmXCpbhfMMrzr34M6NyWQKVmeSybTyLlTqpnSLgeVb15Vm44XKYgsDrncIWXqkgJkM2-2B1H5lSc5HUVuWEGkd9VFNN0OJCZFw9I-2BAv0RbVsZRpjwWAU0yySaXzzrfNgclN-2BYU5COfwLT65ETQrKPcjBY0fpFgzvRG6Pi97j43FeNtsoiwgFh7QWfTmtTi-2Fw-3D-3D\u0022\u003Ea new study\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;shows that these flying insects are in trouble.\u0026nbsp;Researchers at Colorado University of Denver and Georgia Tech analyzed data on 800 species of insects around the world and discovered that flying insects \u2014 many of which play a crucial role in pollinating the world\u2019s plants and crops \u2014 are migrating at slower rates than their non-flying counterparts and appear to be dying at faster rates. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/james-stroud\u0022\u003EJames T. Stroud\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, is a co-author of the study. (This study was also covered at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.miragenews.com\/rising-temperatures-delay-insect-migration-to-1126676\/\u0022\u003EMirage\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-09-26 14:00:33","changed_gmt":"2023-11-20 18:55:39","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Colorado Public Radio ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.cpr.org\/2023\/09\/26\/flying-insects-migration-challenges-cooler-environments\/","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"193083","name":"James T. Stroud"},{"id":"193084","name":"insect migration"},{"id":"791","name":"Global Warming"},{"id":"831","name":"climate change"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}