Gap Fill - Insect Loss - Level 5

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Researchers set up LEDs at 26 roadside sites in the that contained hedges or grassy areas. They counted the of moth caterpillars found at these sites and compared these with insects found at sites. A researcher said: "We were really taken aback by just how [the difference] was." He suggested that LEDs caused two changes in behaviour. He said the lights stopped insects laying eggs in the lit areas. In addition, lighting disturbed the feeding of the insects, so the caterpillars in the unlit areas were .

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