Most insects are unstudied, but scientists created a global framework to understand and protect them using all available knowledge.

Without them, there would be fewer custodians around to clean up the mess ... Humans might have built civilizations, but insects own the world. After all, over half of all known species are ...

That makes it useful to farmers everywhere. So, beware, armyworms, cutworms, grasshoppers, stink bugs and all the other harmful insects. And, hello, butterflies, bees and all the other pollinators.