Streetlights, especially super bright LEDs, may harm insect populations
Turning down some lights or applying filters might benefit nocturnal insects, a study suggests
![orange caterpillar eating a leaf](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/082621_jl_caterpillar_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A pebble prominent moth caterpillar (Notodonta ziczac) munches on a leaf. The species has shrunk in number by 45 percent since the 1970s, and new research shows artificial light may play a small role in the insect’s decline.
Patrick Clement/Butterfly Conservation