What do windscreen splats tell us about insect decline?
We ask whether the ‘windscreen phenomenon’ suggests falling numbers of insects
More or Less · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Do you notice fewer insect splats on windscreens than you used to? There’s a study in the UK trying to measure this ‘windscreen phenomenon’, as it’s become known. We hear more about the study and whether we can draw conclusions about insect numbers in general, from reporter Perisha Kudhail, Dr Lawrence Ball from the Kent Wildlife Trust and Professor Lynn Dicks from the University of Cambridge.
Presenter: Ben Carter Reporter/Producer: Perisha Kudhail Series Producer: Jon Bithrey Editor: Richard Vadon Sound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot
(Photo: Dead insects on a windshield Credit: shanecotee / Getty)