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"Numbers of Rare Butterfly Eggs are Best on Record After Hedges are Allowed to Grow Wild"
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Numbers of Rare Butterfly Eggs are Best on Record After Hedges are Allowed to Grow Wild
Numbers of rare butterfly eggs have skyrocketed in Wales after landowners let their hedgerows grow wild to help the Brown Hairstreak survive.

"Citizen science rediscovers rare South African moth"
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Citizen science rediscovers rare South African moth
A strikingly handsome emerald-green moth, lost to science for nearly one-and-a-half centuries, has been rediscovered in South Africa by citizen scientists who posted photographs of it online. The moth, Drepanogynis insciata, whose body and wing margins look as though they’ve been stained with red wine, was thought to be extinct. The species hadn’t been recorded […]

#NationalAcademics Status of #Insects in #NorthAmerica Information Gathering Session Virtual Event Wednesday, January 7, 2026 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET. Register:

"How Rare Butterfly Conservation Success in the UK Shows Recovery is Achievable"
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"Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first"
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"Insect-Friendly Agriculture Helps UK Watercress Farm Thrive"
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Insect-Friendly Agriculture Helps UK Watercress Farm Thrive | Happy Eco News
Insect-friendly agriculture methods have sustained The Watercress Company's UK farms for 25 pesticide-free years, supporting 1.7 billion insects across 16 hectares. The approach protects rare chalk streams while producing 0.5 million weekly bags of residue-free watercress. The company supplies 80 percent of UK retail watercress, proving chemical-free farming works commercially.