Blog: Action for Insects

Photo credit, Darin Smith

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Three flying ants flying low above the grass

Fascinating flying ants

Sara Booth-Card, ecologist, peatlands and Action For Insects campaigner at The Wildlife Trusts, looks out for the telltale signs of flying ant days and shares her love for the underground world of…

Queen Red-tailed bumblebee feeding on yellow tree peony

Why should we care about insects?

87% of all plant species need animal pollination and most of this is delivered by insects. Around three-quarters of all crop types grown by humans need to be pollinated by insects. If we want to…