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Page 1: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,

Prof Dave Goulson

University of Sussex

@DaveGoulson

How to Save Our Insects

Page 2: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,
Page 3: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,
Page 4: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,

Pollution

Human population growth

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Hallmann, CA, … Goulson, D & de Kroon, H. 2017. More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in

protected areas. PlosONE 12: e0185809.

The decline of insects…

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“If all mankind were to disappear, the world would

regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed

ten thousand years ago.

If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse

into chaos.”

E O Wilson

Why does loss of insects matter?

Page 7: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,
Page 8: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,
Page 9: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,
Page 10: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,
Page 11: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,
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What can we do?

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What can we do?

Promote wildlife-friendly gardening

Turn our cities, towns and villages into a network of insect reserves

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Mow less!

Page 16: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,
Page 17: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,
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Reimagine ‘weeds’ as ‘wildflowers’

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Page 20: Prof Dave Goulson University of Sussex @DaveGoulson Dave Goulson.pdfA Sting in the Tale Dave Goulson My Adventures with Bumblebees . Title: Bumblebee Ecology Dr Dave Goulson Conservation,
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Choose the right flowers…..

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“Save a bee today;

save the world tomorrow”