A new study has found that the UK’s flying insect population has shrunk by 60% in the last 20 years, insect experts call for protecting insects instead of killing them. Because insects are important to nature
People in the UK have been asked not to kill wasps, flies, bees or virtually any flying insect this summer. Usually in the UK as soon as the weather warms up, the sun rises and windows and doors open wide. Flies and other winged creatures enter the houses, and the household members do everything to get rid of them. But this summer there seems to be fewer flies and wasps entering homes. Experts call for not killing them, no matter how annoying they are.
A new study has found that the population of flying insects in the UK has shrunk by about 60% in the last twenty years. The last study was conducted in 2004 by the Museum of Natural History, and compared to these days, it has been found that the number of insects has decreased in England, where 65% fewer insects have been recorded than in 2004, Scotland recorded a drop of 28%. Paul Hadawi, director of the study, said: “The results of the study should shock and worry us all. We are seeing insect declines, reflecting the huge threats and wildlife loss across the country.”
“These declines are occurring at an alarming rate and without concentrated action to address the bad future we face. Insects and flies are fundamental to our environmental health and rural economies, we need all of our wildlife, we are working to create more and larger habitats, and a great landscape for wildlife “Allow the natural space to recover.”
He added: “Insect decline affects all major groups of insects. In the coming decades, no less than 40% of the world’s species may become extinct, including bees, ants and butterflies. These insects work in some of the most significant things of plants, plants and crops like apples. “Pears, cucumbers, watermelons and almonds will become significantly less productive without the insects that secrete certain liquids, they transfer pollen, and may fail completely.”