----------------------------------------------------------------------- Three-quarters of flying insects in nature reserves across Germany have vanished in 25 years, with serious implications for all life on Earth, scientists say.
anecdotally used to suggest a major decline, with people remembering many more bugs squashed on their windscreens in the past.
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I have noticed the same thing. When I used to drive across country, my windshield would get clogged with bugs. The wipers were not good enough to wash them off. I would have to stop and clean the windshield with a scraper.
Now I can cross the same territory and not get a single bug.
I must mention that many of the freeways I use go though long areas of federal forests. These used to be full of bugs, now there are none. I'm sure there are no pesticides applied in these forests.
I also notice in the spring, there are a lot fewer birds nesting in the area. The songs at sunrise have noticeably faded.
Has anyone else noticed these things? Why are they happening? What are the consequences?