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I hear so much of this I stopped beliveing it!
I also picked up on this via another article earlier this week and smiled.
One needs to look past the headline and see who is actually stating / reporting this. It gives you good idea of the agenda of those people (which it does with this report .... with very little scientifc eveidence in this report).
I also saw similar a while again against Combine Harvesters, stating they should be banned as so many insects were being disturbed/sucked up and killed.
Utlimately anything 'Green' grabs the headlines whether true or not - problem is the more this happens, the less the general public believe....
“Generally, if we were to cut our road verges and open grass areas less frequently, let some weeds grow along our pavements, and leave leaves to decompose more, I think it would benefit insects a lot.
“Really importantly ... We should limit our use of herbicides and insecticides to an absolute minimum, especially in our urban green spaces and gardens.
“Basically, I think we just need to be a little less tidy and a little more tolerant of ‘weeds’ and I think insects and therefore lots of other species would benefit.”
I can see why certain interest groups would not appreciate the public buying into this. Let's bury our heads in the...leaves...and ignore scientists with their agendas..
A shortish piece by Dave Goulson -- university of sussex head of biology :
https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0960-9822%2819%2930796-1
And yes gary -- i completely agree -- this article is total nonsense and is counter productive to the overall very valid eco concerns. The part leaf blowers play is irrelevant -- its the removal of leaves full stop which appears to be the issue - by rake , mower or even by hands.
also removal of leaves by chopping down the trees that might have dropped them (looking at you Railtrack).
A really good article, thanks Dan
Hi Jim -- its a good one and very relevant at the moment --
His recent book has got a lot of attention - im waiting to start reading it, as soon as winter comes and work eases off -- its : The Garden Jungle : or gardening to save the planet.
Im not sure i agree with all of his points as that might mean - no bloody gardeners LOL but i do think as a general gardener its important to keep up to speed on any relevant environmental issues - number 1 its probably the right thing to do within reason and number 2 - if theres a growing public interest then maybe it puts you in a good position to maximise on that !