Bugging out: New Mexico insects face significant declines

New Mexico is experiencing a startling decline of bugs, a shift that poses critical threats to ecosystems and ways of life.

By: Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 25, 2026

Words: 816

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The chirrup of a cricket. The stark flash of orange and black wings fluttering around flowers. The drunken looping flight of grasshoppers. The familiar sights and sounds of New Mexico summer are less frequent as populations of insects dwindle due to hotter and drier weather, pesticide use and habitat loss.

New Mexico, like many other states, is experiencing what experts describe as a startling decline of bugs, a shift that poses critical threats to …

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