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Re:Major survey finds worms are rare or absent in 20% of fie... by lazyjones on Monday February 25, 2019 @02:22AM (#19243712)
I guess you eradicated all insects along your commute route.

More seriously, my car is full of dead insects just from a few trips to the airport and I live in a metro area with almost 2 million people.

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Re:Major survey finds worms are rare or absent in 20% of fie... by BaronMingus on Monday February 25, 2019 @07:57AM (#19245257)
Possibly a factor. I think it's quite likely insect numbers are declining but some amout of the windscreen affect could be accounted for by good old Darwin - all those insects you scraped off your windscreen found their reproductive success curtailed with extreme prejudice.
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