A Cornish lavender farmer has noticed a drop in numbers, reflecting a charity survey.
A conservation charity has said it has seen a drop in the number of insects this summer and warned it could be part of an overall insect decline.
Andrew Whitehouse, from charity Buglife, said insect populations "do fluctuate naturally" and the cool spring and wet winter may have had an impact on numbers.Tina Bessell, from Cornish Lavender Farm in Perranporth, said she had also noticed a drop in the "sheer volume of insects" this year.Ms Bessell said the lavender field would normally be "teeming with all sorts of bees, different bugs, butterflies, dragonflies.
She added: "Normally the field would be buzzing, it just hums. We haven't had that or on a few very early mornings but in general the sheer volume of insects." Buglife's Bugs Matter survey found the number of insects squashed on car number plates had decreased by 78% over the last 20 years. Mr Whitehouse said: "Insect populations do fluctuate naturally due to things like the weather and we have had a cool Spring which may have had an impact but we're also seeing a decline over a longer time and that's a real worry."
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