A groundswell of research suggests insect numbers are in serious decline the world over. Part warning and part celebration of the incredible variety of insects, The Insect Crisis is a compelling and entertaining investigation highlighting why we need to wake up to this impending environmental disaster.
Oliver Milman has been a Guardian journalist for almost a decade, firstly in Australia and now in the US as their environment correspondent. He was raised in Bedfordshire and The Insect Crisis is his first book.