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The number of flying insects landing on British cars fell by almost 60 percent in just 17 years, according to conservation groups who tested the oft-observed “windscreen phenomenon."
A count-up of the number of bugs squashed onto people's car number plates suggests the number of flying insects has declined almost 60% in less than 20 years.
Numbers of flying insects have fallen 59 in 17 years across the UK, the citizen science project indicates.
THE number of flying insects in Scotland has dropped by nearly 30 in 20 years - leading to new concerns that "nature is in trouble".
If the state of the nation’s vehicle registration plates are to be believed, the number of flying insects in Scotland has declined by nearly 30 per cent in less than 20 years.