What would happen without bees and other insects that pollinate many cultivated plants? Insects that feed on plant and animal remains and produce valuable organic matter? That create products with antiseptic properties? That serve as a source of protein?
These and many other questions were answered by Assistant Professor Panagiotis Skouras from the Department of Agriculture at the University of the Peloponnese, who visited our school as part of the Erasmus+ project “Bees and More”. On Monday, May 12, students attended an engaging lecture on insects, their biology, evolution, distribution, feeding habits and their importance for humans.
The greatest animal threat to humans is not snakes or wild animals, but the tiny mosquito, responsible for many deaths each year due to disease transmission. When combined with climate change and the spread of these mosquitoes to new regions, the scale of the problem becomes even more evident.
Insects make up 75% of known animal species, yet humans still take pride in their dominance.
