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
Bugs are crucial to a healthy functioning environment, pollinating most of the world's crops, performing natural pest control, breaking down organic matter and returning nutrients into the soil, conservationists said.
Wales recorded 55% fewer insects, Scotland saw a drop of 28% compared with 2004 figures, and there were too few surveys in Northern Ireland to draw separate conclusions, the conservationists said. Matt Shardlow, chief executive at Buglife, said:"This vital study suggests that the number of flying insects is declining by an average of 34% per decade, this is terrifying.
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