# Western Slope Skies - The Insect Apocalypse: How Light Pollution Threatens Our Smallest Neighbors

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Podcast: [Western Slope Skies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/western-slope-skies-60132)
Published: 2025-10-24T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kvnf.org/show/western-slope-skies/2025-10-24/western-slope-skies-the-insect-apocalypse-how-light-pollution-threatens-our-smallest-neighbors
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Duration seconds: 247

## Resource

Have you noticed fewer insects around your porch light or fewer splattered bugs on your windshield? You're not alone. Scientists are calling this a new crisis—the "insect apocalypse"—and artificial light at night is a major cause.

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