News Headline

Country diary: catch these twinkling stars before their lights go out

Source
Guardian (UK)

Publication Date
2020-03-25

In the hedgerows the blackthorn is shooting sprays of small white blossom upwards, thus signalling the end of the winter. If this is so, then we have had an exceptionally warm and wet season. Perhaps counter-intuitively, such weather can spell disaster for many insects; adapted as they are to sitting out a season, their biggest enemies become mould and bacteria that may proliferate in their dormant tissues. Concern turns to the potential impact on already struggling populations of insects that have faced so many challenges in recent times, most blatantly the fragmentation and pollution of their habitats.

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/24/country-diary-catch-twinkling-stars-glow-worm