The impact of this is a significant reduction in fruit production.
Pollinator numbers are declining worldwide so this is not good news for wild plants and crop production.
Nocturnal insects are easily distracted from their pollination duties by the lure of bright lights.
Fruit begins with a flower, but not every flower results in a fruit. A number of factors result in the remarkable transformation of flower to fruit and one of the most important is insect pollination.
But insects are in rapid decline caused largely by an anthropogenic assault including habitat loss and disruption, pesticide use, invasive alien species and climate change.