As I was preparing my evening repast I chanced to hear a feature on the Radio 4 programme, Material World, which discussed a recent study indicating that our grubs and insects are being affected by our street lights.
The initial introduction implied that changing our street lights from mushy orange to white light was having an affect on the lives of insects making them congregate underneath these new lighting systems. I was intrigued enough to check out the links on the BBC website and there is a suggestion that there is indeed a change taking place. What I’m not so sure about is whether is due to changing from orange to white that’s the cause of it. The articles seem to suggest that it’s only down to recent research that’s identified what is actually taking place.
Related articles
- Street lighting is changing insect ecosystems, study claims (independent.co.uk)
- Street Lights Can Cause Long-Term Ecological Changes, Study Says (cleantechies.com)
- Street lights disrupt ecosystem, says beetle study (rawstory.com)
