Drivers help study road-trip mystery: what became of the bug splats?
Squashed bugs on cars, once a familiar sign of summer drives, have become rarer — prompting a study and worries about insect declines.
Long a hallmark of summer road trips, splattered insects on car fronts have become less common in recent years, many people say. Researchers have enlisted drivers to help study the phenomenon, which has fueled concern about the health and decline of global insect populations.