Insects are seemingly everywhere. Quietly pollinating, controlling pests, decomposing waste and many more freely-provided services that we all rely on for our own continued survival. However, they have another side to their lives: a great number of insects (from butterflies to flies, dragonflies to beetles) are hugely migratory, travelling thousands of kilometres a year.

Recent research from the University of Exeter (with other European universities) is beginning to show to what enormous extent insect migration is affecting agriculture continent-wide, and how absolutely vital it is that we protect these most remarkable of creatures.

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