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New research: Light pollution significantly alters moth activity disrupting their role as pollinators

Posted on 21, January 2019 by EuropaWire PR Editors

(PRESS RELEASE) YORK, 21-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Switching off street lights in the middle of the night to save money and energy could have a positive knock-on effect on nocturnal pollinators, according to new research. Lead author of the study, Dr Callum … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Science, Society, United Kingdom

Tagged conservationists, Dr Callum Macgregor, Dr Darren Evans, environmental protection, Light pollution, moth, moth activity, natural behaviour of moths, night-time pollinators, nocturnal pollination, oilseed rape, peas, pollination of plants, pollinators, soybean, street lights, wildlife