The number of flying insects counted on vehicle licence plates in Northern Ireland has more than halved in the past five years, new figures suggest. The annual Bugs Matter "splat survey", a citizen ...

A "bug splat" survey of animals squashed on cars has found the number of flying insects has fallen by nearly four-fifths in two decades. The citizen science survey, which asked people to count ...

A project asking people to count squashed bugs on their car number plates suggests flying insects have declined by nearly four-fifths in 20 years. The citizen science survey led by Kent Wildlife Trust ...

Insect life in Kent continues to plummet, according to "troubling" data in a new study. The 2025 Bugs Matter "splat survey" revealed the number of flying bugs in the county has fallen by 66% in just ...

Do you fancy counting critters? Well measuring the amount of squashed bugs on your parent or guardian's car after a journey might be able to help scientists understand insect populations in the UK. A ...

It’s almost May, which means one of the most annoying creatures in Florida is about to plague the state. No, not legislators. They swarm in March and are largely confined to their natural habitat — ...

The invertebrate charity Buglife, which helps to carry out the survey, said the results indicated a "potentially catastrophic" insect decline [Getty Images] The number of flying insects counted on ...