Why experts are warning people not to kill flies and wasps coming into homes this summer
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn urgent warning has been issued to the British public to not kill flies, wasps, bees and other insects throughout the summer.
It comes after the UK has steadily been reporting warmer temperatures and sun over the last few weeks, bringing out an influx of our little winged friends.
More importantly, members of the public may notice a particular lack of flies and wasps making their way into their homes. That's because the UK's flying insect population has dramatically fallen in the last 20 years, according to a new study which shows it may have declined by as much as 60 per cent.
Conservation charities Buglife and Kent Wildlife Trust asked the British public to count the number of inspected splatted against their vehicle number plates and compared it to a similar study from 2004, Yorkshire Live reports. Read more: Primark in hot water over £4 shoes shoppers are calling the 'ugliest ever' The results were shocking and found that, mostly in England, there were 65 per cent fewer insects recorded while Scotland recorded a 28 per cent decline.
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