In terms of a potential tipping point where the loss of insects causes whole ecosystems to collapse, the honest answer is we just don't know when the point of no return is, we know that you can't just keep losing species without, ultimately, causing a catastrophic outcome.

Tom Oliver

Tom Oliver (born 12 June 1938) is a British-born Australian retired actor who started his career in theatre in his native country, before emigrating to Australia. He appeared in numerous Crawford Productions TV police procedurals, but is better known for his TV soap opera roles. Ongoing soap opera roles included Tom Grey in Bellbird, Jack Sellers in Number 96, and Lou Carpenter in Neighbours. He played Carpenter for 25 years, with constant sparring with Harold Bishop. Short term soap roles included Prisoner, Sons and Daughters and A Country Practice.

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