We should probably give these insects a little more credit for their survival abilities, a little light raking in the fall or spring is not going to harm most of them. If you mulch your leaves, or rake them up in the fall, then there will even less danger of harming insects in the spring.
While they might benefit from some of the insulating properties of that leaf cover, they are actually under the soil or they are attached to woody stems, or tree trunks. bees, moths, and butterflies) don't overwinter in the actual leaves. Fortunately, the majority of our pollinating insects (e.g. Dead leaves can smother the grass and you could lose a significant amount of your lawn if you don't break up that dense leaf cover.
In this case, you have to weigh the consequences of leaving a heavy leaf cover on the turfgrass. If you left a lot of leaves on in the fall to provide habitat for pollinators, then you may have more leaves in the spring to clean up. However, the amount of leaves and other debris that you have in the spring is usually a matter of how you managed your leaves in the fall. If you raked up leaves last fall, most of our pollinators will not be harmed by raking your lawn in the spring. Finally, the plants in your lawn, perennial beds, and annual flower beds will all have different litter management needs. Also, the community of pollinators and how well they survive the winter depends a great deal on geography, climate, and even microclimates in your yard. For one thing, we have a great diversity of pollinating insects and each species has different overwintering behaviors and locations. The answer to your question unfortunately is not a simple one.
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