Insecticides were hard on them in some areas.
Same reason I remeber always having a ton of squished bugs all over the windshield and radiator growing up, but cars stay much cleaner now.
Some populations are rebounding though, Saw tlmy first Monarch butterfly in 15 years the other day
True they are. Some of the monarch habitats are threatened, the one in Santa Barbara/Goleta has greatly been reduced over the years.
I too remember great bug swarms growing up in a desert area. Caterpillars covering the road making popping noises as you drove over them. And I hadn’t thought of bugs on cars in a long time so you do make a good point.
I saw fireflies on the 4th, I even managed to pick one up.and we’ve got humming birds in our backyard. Humming birds and firefly’s are gone?
Insecticides were hard on them in some areas. Same reason I remeber always having a ton of squished bugs all over the windshield and radiator growing up, but cars stay much cleaner now.
Some populations are rebounding though, Saw tlmy first Monarch butterfly in 15 years the other day
True they are. Some of the monarch habitats are threatened, the one in Santa Barbara/Goleta has greatly been reduced over the years.
I too remember great bug swarms growing up in a desert area. Caterpillars covering the road making popping noises as you drove over them. And I hadn’t thought of bugs on cars in a long time so you do make a good point.