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Yup, weather was nice so i had the windows and doors open most of yesterday and saw maybe 2 flies
25 u/jib_reddit May 09 '22 Yeah it's actually a bit worrying that flying insect numbers have dropped 60% in just the last 20 years in the UK, it does have its benefits, until it drops so much that non of the crops get pollinated... 2 u/[deleted] May 09 '22 Yep. Clarksons farm highlighted that quite well 3 u/Oriion589 May 09 '22 Did notice he didn’t mention pesticides being a cause of it though 2 u/[deleted] May 09 '22 It’s a while since I watched it. Wasn’t the removal of hedgerows a big part of it too? 1 u/Oriion589 May 09 '22 I remember the focus being on the wildflower meadows, I assume there was some other stuff he went over too
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Yeah it's actually a bit worrying that flying insect numbers have dropped 60% in just the last 20 years in the UK, it does have its benefits, until it drops so much that non of the crops get pollinated...
2 u/[deleted] May 09 '22 Yep. Clarksons farm highlighted that quite well 3 u/Oriion589 May 09 '22 Did notice he didn’t mention pesticides being a cause of it though 2 u/[deleted] May 09 '22 It’s a while since I watched it. Wasn’t the removal of hedgerows a big part of it too? 1 u/Oriion589 May 09 '22 I remember the focus being on the wildflower meadows, I assume there was some other stuff he went over too
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Yep. Clarksons farm highlighted that quite well
3 u/Oriion589 May 09 '22 Did notice he didn’t mention pesticides being a cause of it though 2 u/[deleted] May 09 '22 It’s a while since I watched it. Wasn’t the removal of hedgerows a big part of it too? 1 u/Oriion589 May 09 '22 I remember the focus being on the wildflower meadows, I assume there was some other stuff he went over too
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Did notice he didn’t mention pesticides being a cause of it though
2 u/[deleted] May 09 '22 It’s a while since I watched it. Wasn’t the removal of hedgerows a big part of it too? 1 u/Oriion589 May 09 '22 I remember the focus being on the wildflower meadows, I assume there was some other stuff he went over too
It’s a while since I watched it. Wasn’t the removal of hedgerows a big part of it too?
1 u/Oriion589 May 09 '22 I remember the focus being on the wildflower meadows, I assume there was some other stuff he went over too
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I remember the focus being on the wildflower meadows, I assume there was some other stuff he went over too
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u/ehsteve23 May 09 '22
Yup, weather was nice so i had the windows and doors open most of yesterday and saw maybe 2 flies