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08/28/2019
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By Cassie B.
Heatwave upside: Butterfly populations bounce back in the U.K. after last year’s warm weather
Many of us are ready to say goodbye to the hot summer weather, but there is a big upside to the heat waves we’ve been seeing in recent years as butterfly populations have bounced back in a big way in the U.K. In fact, data provided by the country shows that more than two thirds […]
08/04/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Agricultural chemicals and destructive practices caused butterfly numbers to plummet by 66%
In recent years, media reports have made most of us aware of the crisis being faced by both wild and domestic honeybees. As reported by Greenpeace, since 1962 the number of bee colonies per hectare – which is viewed as a critical indicator of crop health – has dropped by a massive 90 percent. This […]
10/23/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Organic farming promotes better plant biodiversity
Vineyards are an ancient and valuable means of agriculture in the southern reaches of Europe. Although many have been taking up organic farming in recent years, most continue to manage their crops through the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Spanish researchers evaluated how the adoption of organic farming methods could further benefit the agricultural […]
10/17/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Organic vineyard plots are more biodiverse than conventional crop management plots
Researchers from Spain, while looking for ways of preserving biodiversity while also enabling agricultural plantations like vineyards, reported that organic farming practices could turn vineyards into biodiversity hot spots that could stop the decline of butterfly and moth populations across the continent. The researchers were supported by the Museu de Ciències Naturals de Granollers. They published their […]
09/18/2018
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By Cassie B.
Pesticides that kill bees, birds and butterflies found to be ineffective at increasing crop yields
Neonicotinoid pesticides are destroying wildlife around the world, but proponents claim that they are useful for increasing agricultural production. Of course, losing the planet’s most important pollinators is going to have an even bigger effect on the food supply and human life in the long run, and now there’s another very convincing argument against neonicotinoid […]
03/20/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Plants “adapt or die” too: Study finds botanical defense mechanisms evolve based on herbivores’ immunity to chemical toxins
“Adapt or die,” said the late Andy Grove, the founder of computer chip maker Intel who escaped Communist Hungary as a young man. A new study suggested plants adhere to the same dictum, adapting and discarding defenses according to what works best for the situation at hand, reported a ScienceDaily article. Researchers from the Academy […]
04/19/2017
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By Frances Bloomfield
Butterfly population numbers plunge across the UK as mass animal die-offs accelerate
The population of butterflies in the UK has sharply dwindled, conservationists have revealed. According to the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, 40 of the 57 assessed species witnessed significant declines in 2016, making it the fourth worst year on record for butterflies. The drop occurred in spite of the dry and warm summer, reports DailyMail.co.uk. “The […]
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