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Over the years, I too have regularly been meeting with moths. So far, I have encountered 891 species just in my own garden in Sussex. But most of these moths came to me: I have an ancient metal Robinson trap, inherited from my grandfather, which lures them to a mercury vapour bulb. Katty Baird, how-ever,
However, experts have raised concerns about a 46% drop in numbers of moths in Scotland. The latest research shows that their abundance almost halved between 1990 and 2018 and is continuing to decline while one species has declined by as much as 62%.
Climate change and habitat loss as a result of deterimental land management has been attributed for the decline. Entomology experts say moths can tell us a lot about the health of our environment because they are found in so many different habitats and have a high sensitivity to environmental changes.
READ MORE: Research has shown they play a vital role as overnight pollinators of a wide range of flowers and plants.