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Gardeners are being encouraged to let grass and wildflowers bloom for ‘No-Mow May’. The annual campaign acts as a reminder of all the ways we can support insects, tackle pollution and slash emissions in our own backyards. Putting away your lawn mower and allowing native plants to flourish is one of the best ways to help pollinators do their essential work. Letting your lawn grow can also increase butterfly numbers by over 90 per cent, a recent study has shown. But it may require you to rethink your prejudices: even plants traditionally considered as weeds, such as ragwort, hawthorn and ladytho...
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A new survey recording ‘bug splats’ has reported a “staggering” drop in the number of insects squashed on cars. The findings lay clear the worrying trend of a decline in flying insects. In two decades, it’s estimated that their number has fallen by nearly four-fifths. Using results from ordinary drivers who counted the squashed insects on their number plates, the research discovered there were 78 per cent fewer of the creatures between 2004 and 2023 in the UK alone. Why are cicadas so loud this year? Residents in this US county are calling the police over the noiseCockroach infestations are up...
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Emerging cicadas are so loud in one US county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar. The Newberry County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina sent out a message on Facebook on Tuesday letting people know that the whining sound is just the male cicadas singing to attract mates after more than a decade of being dormant. "We have had several calls about a noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar. The sound is cicadas," it reads. Some people have even flagged down deputies to ask what the noise is all about, Newberry Co...
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Climate change could be causing a concerning uptick in the number of cockroach infestations in Spain - as well as alterations to their genetic makeup. So far this year, Spanish authorities have reported a significant rise in infestations - up by 33 per cent compared to the rate in 2023. Experts say record hot temperatures are to blame for these ‘mutant’ cockroaches. Increased heat means the pests’ metabolic cycles accelerate - and it’s particularly evident in the Germanic cockroach. That’s a worry as that variety is prevalent in homes and food-related businesses. Hotter-than-average temperatur...
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Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a California county found a surprising effect as their acreage grew: nearby conventional farms applied more pesticides, likely to stay on top of an increased insect threat to their crops, the researchers said. Ashley Larsen, lead author of the study in this week's journal Science, said understanding what's happening could be important to keeping organic and conventional farmers from hurting each other's operations. “We expect an increase in organic in the future. How do we make sure th...
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In a project orchestrated between the State Forestry Directorate and the East Tyrol District Forestry Inspectorate drones are being used to fight against the destructive bark beetle. If successful, the initiative could be applied in neighbouring countries. Watch the video in the player above to find out more.
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By Claudia Geib The yellow-legged hornet is a predator: after it sets up a nest in a new neighborhood, its workers head out in search of smaller wasps, flies and bees to feed the hive’s growing brood. One of its favorite snacks is honey bees. Lingering outside a hive, these hornets, Vespa velutina, capture flying honey bees mid-air, stopping on their way home only to chew the bee up into pellets to feed their young. In the hornets’ native range across Southeast Asia, local bee species have evolved defenses against the yellow-legged hornet’s attacks. But in Europe and the United States, native ...
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