Where have all the Insects gone ?

[Tuearts right boot]

Dragonflies on the pond as usual, last year millions of butterflies and few insects, this year more insects ( on the front of the cars ) and fewer butterflies. Had 2 large wasp nest last year but non so far......and fucking millions of blackberries, more than I've ever seen.....Nature has her way and for all the right reasons

 

[talkativesprout]

Whitehall

 

[i kne albert davy]

I know where they've gone the spider the size of a mouse I had to eject last night has eaten them all, the free loading squatter.

 

[andyhinch]

Spiders are not insects :-)

I know, I was speculating where all the insects had gone.

 

[laserblue]

We've had very few wasps this summer and no daddy long legs so far when they're usually all over the place by September.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

When will they ever learn...

 

[Kompany Car]

Dragonflies on the pond as usual, last year millions of butterflies and few insects, this year more insects ( on the front of the cars ) and fewer butterflies. Had 2 large wasp nest last year but non so far......and fucking millions of blackberries, more than I've ever seen.....Nature has her way and for all the right reasons

This is what surprises me, dragonflies eat other insects. So for them to be loads around, and some of them are pretty big, there must be plenty of insects around for them to feed off.
Agree on the butterflies, can remember seeing loads as a kid, they do seem to be few and far between these days.

 

[Saddleworth2]

The UKs flying insects have declined 60% in 2 decades. Climate change and decimation of habitat are blamed. Of course this also has a detrimental impact up the foodchain.

 

[twosips]

I bet all the shit and ugly fake lawns that this country is becoming increasingly obsessed with don't help. I absolutely cannot stand artificial grass. It looks ugly and kills off the insect population.

 

[abu13]

We have fucked their enviroment up so much they are in hiuge decline.