‘Splatometers’ to Help in Counting of Insects
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Britain’s insect population seems to be falling, and so about 100,000 people will arm themselves with “splatometers” next year to count them.
The device is effectively a square of flypaper on a car windshield that traps insects when they crash into the glass. Drivers will be asked to send the bug-filled sticky paper to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, which is carrying out the survey. The society hopes 100,000 to 200,000 people will take part in next summer’s survey.
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