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parasitic fly on bumble bees various legumes ecology unclear
larvae gall the flowers of creeping thistle larvae gall the flowers of sow thistle larvae are predators of root aphids a parasite of solitary bees larvae feed in ants nests
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3.3 Species identified during the data search
3.3.1 A data search by RSK revealed the presence of a number of potentially interesting invertebrate species within a short distance of the initial corridor of works options. We applied particular effort to looking for these species and their habitats.
3.3.2 BAP Research moths These have been discussed at paragraphs 3.2.4 to 3.2.6 above and now repeated here:
The list of UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species of moths is divided into two sections. In the first, a total of 81 species are afforded the status of UK BAP Priority Species; none of these is recorded in the surveyed area nor is any likely to be present.
The second section is a list of 69 species that have declined in population strength by a significant amount in the past 25 years. These are not yet rare and are flagged as UK BAP species “for research only”. They were inadvertently included in the overall BAP list by non-specialists.
This has resulted a confusing situation; these species were not intended to be affected by the requirements of Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation, published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister during 2005, which requires Local Authorities to take measures to protect the habitats of UK BAP species from further decline through policies in local development documents. They were merely flagged for special attention.
The following 53 species in the BAP Research only category are listed in the data search. Many of these are likely to be present within the non-arable parts of the survey area and some are already recorded, but we are not of the opinion that any will be adversely affected by the proposed works:
East Anglia Cable - Suffolk Invertebrate Survey July 2012
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Colin Plant Associates (UK) LLP Consultant Entomologists Report number BS/2709/12