Enghien-les-Bains, France, April 30, 2026 (AFP) - Drivers help study road-trip mystery: what became of bug splats?

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Long an emblem of the summer road trip, squashed bugs on the car have become less numerous over the years, many people say -- causing concern about the health of the world's insect populations. While drivers may be happy to have less yuckiness to clean from their windscreens, a perceived decline in flying insects hit by vehicles has some experts worried about the creatures, which play a vital role in the environment as pollinators, ecosystem bala......

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