Moths need similar protection to bees, research finds

Moths need similar protection to bees, research finds

An emperor moth. Scientists found that nocturnal pollinators like moths potentially visit the same number of plants that bees do during the day.

It may be just as important to protect moths and other night-time pollinators as bees, new research suggests.

University of Sheffield scientists found that nocturnal pollinators like moths potentially visit the same number of plants that bees do during the day.

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