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Over time researchers have found fewer of the insects turning up in light traps, suggesting they may be less attracted to some kinds of light than they once were.

New research from the Universities of Oxford and Exeter has revealed that plant species recommended as ‘pollinator friendly’* in Europe begin flowering up to a month too late in the spring to effectively contribute to bee conservation. This ‘hungry g

Researchers wanted to understand the ecological value of PV solar energy sites planted with native grasses and wildflowers. Read more about it here.

Researchers say they have discovered a high diversity of Darwin wasps in a tropical rainforest in Brazil, wasps which were previously thought to thrive more in cooler habitats. The latest findings add to a growing body of evidence that debunks the widely held belief that the Darwin wasp does not thrive in tropical environments and points to the possibility of many wasp species unknown to researchers in the past.

A 99-year-old woman released a group of monarchs in Iowa. The butterflies are expected to go to Mexico for winter and then come back to Texas in May and June.