I read in the guardian that it's a problem due to the weather, ie climate change. Last years heat had a big effect, and butterflies have been in decline since the 70's.
As a child, I can remember playing in the garden and there were so many that I spent hours chasing and catching them in my old fishing net. I'd find caterpillars everywhere, and I used to collect them and had an old fish tank, which my dad set up, where I used to keep them and watch them turn into butterflies. ladybugs were almost a nuisance. The air was alive with insects, that was in a large town. Not so now, and I live much more rural than before. So scary and sad.
As a child, I can remember playing in the garden and there were so many that I spent hours chasing and catching them in my old fishing net. I'd find caterpillars everywhere, and I used to collect them and had an old fish tank, which my dad set up, where I used to keep them and watch them turn into butterflies. ladybugs were almost a nuisance. The air was alive with insects, that was in a large town. Not so now, and I live much more rural than before. So scary and sad.