After surveys found only dead oil beetles in 2022 and 2025, volunteers discovered larvae

Exciting news from Pembrokeshire, Wales: conservationists have unearthed short necked oil beetle larvae, a positive sign of the species' reproduction in its sole habitat in the country.

Surveys just a year ago had only identified deceased adults.

Thanks to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust's diligent monitoring, efforts are in place to safeguard this beetle's ecosystem, emphasizing the vital need to protect its environment for lasting survival.