It’s a bug’s life
DR MIKE SWAN IS HEAD OF EDUCATION AND THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL ADVISER FOR THE GAME & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST
The advertising blurb announces: “This crop is great for insects.” But which insects is it referring to? Since there are more insect species than all the rest of the world’s animals put together, it stands to reason that no one cover crop, nor even a mixture, can be good for them all.
Insects are fashionable. My inbox has a missive from a wildlife trust telling me 41% of insect species are at risk of extinction. I suspect that is an exaggeration, and that many are rare, so the 41%
