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Drivers asked to survey insect decline by counting bug splats on number plates
The free Bugs Matter app has been launched today
The survey period runs from 1 June until 31 August (Image: Getty)
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A new app is allowing car drivers to help survey the UK’s insect populations by counting the number of bugs squashed on their car registration plates after a journey.
A “splatometer” app that counts bugs squashed on cars has been developed as part of a new conservation effort.The software has been launched by a group of wildlife trusts and the charity Buglife in an