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- Bees, especially wild solitary bees and bumblebees, are in serious decline in the UK and globally. In the UK, we have already lost around 13 species and another 35 are currently at risk.
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Britain’s bees are in trouble. 35 UK bees species are under threat of extinction, and all species face serious threats. Pesticides are one of the key threats to bees. The decline in bees' diversity and abundance would have a serious impact on how the natural world functions, including our crops.
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Mar 26, 2019 · A third of British wild bees and hoverflies are in decline, according to a new study. If current trends continue, some species will be lost from Britain altogether, the scientists say.
- Bees. Bees can be categorised into three broad groups; Bumblebees (Bombus spp.) are social bees. There are about 24 bumblebee species in Britain around 12 are commonly seen in gardens.
- Social, solitary and parasitoid wasps. There are seven species of social wasps (including the hornet), and over 250 species of solitary wasp in Britain, whilst they are primarily predatory feeding their grubs on other insects the adults of many species will also visit flowers.
- Flies. There are more than 6,500 species of true fly (Diptera) in Britain many will visit flowers as adults. The often colourful hoverflies (Syrphidae) are one of the more familiar groups of fly that visit flowers, there are approximately 270 species found in Britain.
- Butterflies and moths. There are more than 2,500 species of Lepidoptera in Britain, less than 60 of these are butterflies. Some butterflies and many moths will visit garden flowers.
Sep 4, 2023 · The Department for the Environment says the Asian hornet poses no greater risk to human health than other wasps or hornets but can cause damage to honey bee colonies and other beneficial insects.
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Climate change, habitat loss, pollution and disease are pushing some bees to extinction, a new report by WWF and Buglife reveals. The scientific research, published on World Bee Day (May 20), looks at bee populations in the East of England and finds many species are on the brink of extinction, with 17 species lost from the region entirely.
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Jul 25, 2017 · Here in the UK, and globally, bees are facing many threats. These include habitat loss, climate change, toxic pesticides and disease. The interaction between these makes an unpredictable future for bees and many other pollinators. These threats have led to nearly 1 in 10 of Europe’s wild bee species facing extinction.
Britain’s (and the worlds) bees are in trouble. 35 UK Bee species are under threat of extinction, and all species face serious threats. Right now, they need us almost as much as we need them. The decline in Bees' diversity and abundance would have a serious impact on how our natural world functions.
