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Pine hoverfly larvae released in Cairngorms to boost numbers

Thousands of one of the UK’s most rare species are being released in Scotland in an effort to boost population numbers. The pine hoverfly is critically endangered, with experts saying they have not seen them in Britain in their adult form for almost ...

15 Mar 2022 at 22:55

Hoverflies vital for pollinating crops are under threat in Europe, say experts

More than a third of hoverflies, a key pollinator of crops, are under threat of extinction in Europe, a new assessment has warned. The analysis from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List found that 314 out of 890 ...

11 Oct 2022 at 12:43

Life

10 things you didn’t know about hoverflies

They work as hard as bees to pollinate our plants, often look and sound like bees but have no sting – yet hoverflies remain the unsung heroes of our gardens. Now, The Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) are calling on ...

12 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Life

Why you should welcome these scary-looking critters into your garden

We all welcome the beauty of butterflies, bees and ladybirds – but there are some less well-known and frankly alarming-looking insects which are also beneficial to our gardens. Anton Rosenfeld, research manager at sustainable gardening ...

07 Apr 2025 at 08:00

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