A third of wild bee and hoverfly species are in decline in Britain
Newscientist - Tue 26 Mar 19Concerns are rising about the loss of pollinators in Britain after analysis found 33 per cent of bee and hoverfly species have declined since 1980
Bees: Many British pollinating insects in decline, study shows
BBC News - Tue 26 Mar 19Rarer pollinators are struggling and scientists say this could threaten the UK's long-term food security.
Widespread losses of pollinating insects in Britain
Phys.org - Tue 26 Mar 19Many insect pollinator species are disappearing from areas of Great Britain, a new study has found.
Widespread losses of pollinating insects in Britain, ScienceDaily - Tue 26 Mar 19Widespread Declines in UK’s Pollinators: Study
The Scientist - Tue 26 Mar 19Over 30 years, one-third of the wild bees and hoverfly species surveyed sustained losses, likely due to pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change.
Decline in native UK bee population numbers could spell disaster for pollinating crops
Daily Mail - Tue 26 Mar 19Scientists from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Wallingford examined 715,392 biological records submitted by volunteer nature observers between 1980 and 2013.