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Street lights and other forms of artificial lighting could be behind a decline.
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Researchers from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology conducted studies.
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The researchers said LEDs are responsible for disrupting insect behaviour.
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He was surprised at the extent of the insect loss due to LEDs.
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He found a 47 per cent reduction in insect populations at hedgerow test sites.
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Mr Boyes and his team set up LEDs at 26 roadside sites in the countryside.
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The researchers counted the numbers of moth caterpillars found at these sites.
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We were really quite taken aback by just how stark it was.
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The most alarming discovery was that the lights stopped female insects laying eggs.
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The caterpillars in the unlit areas were heavier than those in the areas lit by LEDs.
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