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Researchers have found the strongest evidence yet that nighttime lights really are leading to the decline of local insect populations. In some of the areas they studied, the presence of light decreased moth caterpillar populations by nearly 50 percent.

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<strong>Other lives:</strong> Entomologist whose ground-breaking research led to new insights into the impact of light pollution on insects

This is quite alarming as insects are critical parts of the world's ecosystems.

Streetlights may make moth caterpillars grow faster, this doesn't mean it's a good thing. New research discovers that there are fewer moth caterpillars under LED streetlights at British roadside habitat and those that are still there display signs of stress

Scientists say light pollution is a factor driving "worrying" declines in local insect populations.

Study compares 26 roadside sites consisting of either hedgerows or grass verges lit by streetlights against as many unlit sites.