{"id":239679,"date":"2025-04-30T21:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/experts-fear-insect-decline-after-an-alarming-drop-in-bug-splats-on-cars-in-uk\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T21:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:04:32","slug":"experts-fear-insect-decline-after-an-alarming-drop-in-bug-splats-on-cars-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/experts-fear-insect-decline-after-an-alarming-drop-in-bug-splats-on-cars-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts fear insect decline after an \u201calarming\u201d drop in bug splats on cars in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wKRvYmneTPw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Experts fear insect decline after an \u201calarming\u201d drop in bug splats on cars in UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wKRvYmneTPw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Bug experts say an \u201calarming\u201d drop in insect splats on cars in the UK is a sign that flying insects are in decline across the country.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<br \/>\nThe annual Bugs Matter survey shows there&#8217;s been a 63% fall in the number of squashed insects found on vehicle number plates.<br \/>\nConservation groups say that insects are vital in the fight to prevent climate change &#8211; warning that society must take urgent action to restore nature and avoid moving further towards ecological collapse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bug experts say an \u201calarming\u201d drop in insect splats on cars in the UK is a sign that flying insects are in decline across the country. 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