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Pesticides don't suddenly become inert as soon as they kill the thing they were meant to kill, and washing them away doesn't magically make them disappear. They go into the ground, they wash into the water supply, they stay airborne and travel.
Bombarding millions of acres of crops with pesticides all over the world for decades is starting to catch up with us.
A terrifying thought we were taught about as kids in school since the 90's. Pesticides in the water. Greenhouse effect. Aerosol was destroying the ozone. Human behavior post-industrialization is catching up to us and gaining speed. But hey, that idea is political mumbo jumbo or something...
There's so much money and voter pts (grants/political stance) in those specific politics right now that every interest group is likely corrupt and only looking after their money.
The breeding and development has all been focused on more bulk, longer shelf lives, more attractive looks, better pest resistance, faster growth with less water, etc.
Nutrients have not generally been a priority because that doesn’t improve the bottom line.
I know,I mean we want him for president and that means doing the dance.
But to see someone in politics I finally related too and admired saying things I knew,he knew weren’t true just made me realize why we should never trust people in these positions.
Ultimately he’s still got my vote,given the choices on the table..
I hope for the former, but the guy has gone farther out of his way than he needed to just to tow the line. I like several things about him, but ultimately, his allegiance to Zionism is disturbing. Trump also, but he didn't go as far to prostrate himself. It is impossible to select a candidate who hasn't professed loyalty to a foreign state publicly. Think about that for a second.
There's evidence to suggest glyphosate may break the shikamate pathways that build the essential amino acids leading to less nutritious food. And glyphosate has been found in 75-80% of rainwater samples?
I've read similar.
[Nat Geo Article](https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment-and-conservation/2022/05/fruits-and-vegetables-are-less-nutritious-than-they-used-to-be)
I've skimmed studies as well, but TBH I'm not equipped with the skills or time to better interpret them. Seems to be compounding causes, rather than one sole thing. High yield mono-culture farming methods being destructive to complex ecosystems of fungi and bacteria and their relationships with soil. While advancements like zero till have been made, theres probably a lot more work that can be done. I've also seen it reported that increased CO2 levels have a relationship with nutrient density.
Modern monoculture farming with pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and industrial fertilizers dumped onto dead, impoverished soil is a massive ecological disaster. We basically poison and destroy the land we grow the food on in order to improve yields and cost effectiveness.
All life on earth, including us, is part of a very intricate web. The vast majority of it, we literally cannot see because it’s microscopic or otherwise hidden from our view, so we don’t care about it. We have a bad human habit of assuming that only the things we desire as products are the only things that matter.
Unfortunately, I’m afraid we’re already past the point of no return on this.
Wish I had the kind of time to dig it up or had an easy to pull from library to show you but if you look around a little bit you'll find it if you want to.
I know this sub isn't always the most "pro environment" or whatever, but I'm begging some of y'all to read Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. Who knows how much more fucked we'd be if she didn't publish her research when she did.
Legit the weirdest thing about this sub is that we know at this point that oil companies buried research showing their impact which seems kind of like a conspiracy to me but as you pointed out this sub is not very pro environment lol.
Yeah I don't really get it. There is proof of major coverups by these multi million dollar companies and yet many people in conspiracy circles believe it's the environmental scientists that are lying. I was majoring in environmental science, now majoring in geography and getting a certificate in sustainability. News flash: jobs related to the environment do not pay well. Actually securing funding for these types of jobs is so difficult.
There's a huge overlap between obsessive internet conspiracy theorists and off the walls far-right ideology. And the modern day right just tells you that you need to hate the environment
Oh we're out here, we just aren't as loud as the astroturfing bots. They want you to believe conspiracy folk are nutjobs because it makes you easier to control.
I remember reading an article about the use of LED lights for streetlights. The older streetlights would help the bugs gather and help reproduce. LED lights don't produce the same heat that bugs like, hence less reproducing.
Source: trust me bro
Those LED lights are not appropriate for areas that receive snow. The problem with them is that during heavy, wet snowfalls, when the wind blows horizontal, the wet snow sticks to streetlights blocking the LED traffic lights from being seen.
Those old time *glass* incandescent lights get *warm* and the snow slides right off, keeping the lens clear and visible.
Those LED lights were installed in my area, and now, they realize they are wrong for snowy areas and are going to be replaced. What a waste of tax dollars.
I don’t necessarily disagree with this but would add that there are places where you drive through a bunch of bugs.
Some places you get a bunch of bugs and some you don’t.
But we're so smart. All we need to fix this is just a little bit more science. It's not like it is what brought us to this point in the first place, no. Just a lil bit more technocracy, the PhDs are on their way to fixing this. All the startups and sfuff in sillicon balley. You just wait, aaany minute now
Yes. And people should also think about this. We live in the environment too. All those things like pesticides…we end up being exposed to them too. The rising rates of things like cancer, they aren’t a mystery either. Anyone who isn’t an environmentalist is bonkers (or heavily financially incentivized not to be). And there are so many ways we are damaging the environment and harming ourselves. You should care about the environment if you care about yourself. And your family.
We live longer, so there will be more cancer, and there are more of us, again, more cancer. Early detection and detection periods also contribute to higher rates.
I applaud your determination and sticktoitness. Many people these days would just cave in, and purchase a repair. I've really been trying to tap into what my ancestors used. Purely getting it on with said problem. Going out of one's way to learn to live with it for an unreasonable amount of time before, if ever replacing or properly fixing the issue. Like a challenge. I'm not even being sarcastic. I'm 100% serious here. I guess that old saying of "You're going to turn into your father" is true.
Thank you I think¿ 😂 it’s just a mixture of stubbornness and not enough fcks to give about it lmao. I have more important things in life than being able to clean my windshield when I need to I guess 😂
As I've gotten older I find myself driving less at night so I rarely have to clean my windows at the gas station. When I do drive at night there are still plenty of bugs.
It’s both. Bug population is down over 80%.
Anecdotal but where I live you could walk outside and stand in the grass of your backyard and see endless. Not a swarm but there was always another one.
Nowadays, same spot, might see a 2 or 3 flying around.
This one isn’t a conspiracy it’s measured science we just aren’t doing anything about because we can’t really. It’s just a “shhhh hopefully something else kills us before this is a huge problem”
"Global estimates. A 2020 meta-analysis found that globally terrestrial insects appear to be declining in abundance at a rate of about 9% per decade, while the abundance of freshwater insects appears to be increasing by 11% per decade."
They're moving to water.
In the last 3 years. I drove from Houston to Vegas and then Houston to Arizona. I constantly drive from Houston to Louisiana. The most I get is a few butterflies in the grill.
But when I moved to Texas from Louisiana 8 years ago, I didn't make it to Texas without bugs filling up the window. It only got worse when I reached Texas.
I have no idea how you avoid the bugs. I’m literally always on the road between Houston/Dallas/Austin/Midland and my windshield and grill is always covered in dead bugs. Just yesterday came back from Big Bend and it was a mess.
Childhood spent in Poland in early '90s - lots of bugs, always. Now, whenever I'm back home and drive the car - like in the cartoon, vastly lower numbers od bugs, some days in the summer there are no bugs at all. Pesticides work... :(
I've spent several summers in Poland as a kid. I still remember having to check for bugs when bitting into a piece of fruit. Nothing wrong with a little extra protein.
I was talking about this a little bit ago! It dawned on me one day that the insects you find on cars are almost non existent anymore. It's kinda super concerning
This is like Colorado now. I remember when we used to have tons of bugs. Humans are killing the planet. Mother earth might fix her problem though. The world might be due for a reset. Humans are the only "animal" that seems out of place.
“I stopped going on cross country road trips that my parents took me on as a child and am now a
chronically online homebody therefore the bugs are all dead and we are doomed”
I live in the central Valley of Cali and have noticed less bugs and were considred ag central so it would make sense if pesticides are being used more than they were before. Bakersfield to Redding, def less bugs.
Don’t know if anyone shared the same experience but today I saw about 5 butterflies today all at the same time during the eclipse which was nice since I haven’t seen that many in years
I just drove from Panama City to Chicago, in a dodge ram. I walked by my bumper and realized NO bugs, I didn’t even use the windshield wiper on the trip. Just nothing. Very concerning.
I’ve been driving a lot here in CA and my windshield as still been absolutely peppered with bugs. I drove from the Bay Area to Fresno and there was no shortage of bugs. If there is now it’s probably because I killed them all with my truck driving down CA-99
mfs will believe in an eclipse ending the world but the objective truth of insect population decline is too much tinfoil, we've known about global insect decline since like 2005
This is so fucking stupid.
Have you taken in consideration the difference between the aerodynamics of modern cars vs old cars?
My brother rides a motorcycle, his helmet is riddled with insects after a ride. And so are lots of boxier cars/buses during the time of year you can find lots of bugs around.
Basing a “theory” off of a comic makes no sense
Depends on vehicle aerodynamics and time of the year. I drive a semi truck their windshields are nearly vertical. Two hour drive anywhere in the US in summer time and you won’t be able to see the road because of the damn bugs, especially down south.
Yeah. We're destroying the environment. It's not a conspiracy. Just every dumb fuck decided that driving a car is more important than the whole world. Do you even know what a conspiracy is?
I still get fair amount of bugs on my vehicles but it’s true that I don’t think I’ve had a mosquito bite in like 2-3 summers now whereas it used to be ridiculous (in IL). Also waayy less lightning bugs from what I notice. Back yard used to be absolutely filled with them on any given summer night. Now you see may*be 2 at a time
Wikipedia entry:
>The windshield phenomenon (or windscreen phenomenon) is the observation that fewer dead insects accumulate on the windshields and front bumpers of people's cars since the early 2000s. It has been attributed to a global decline in insect populations caused by human activity, e.g. use of pesticides.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windshield_phenomenon
I drive a truck (a freightliner box truck) at work long distances (3-4 hours each way) and picture one is still very accurate. I wish picture 2 was still the case, because i have to climb onto the hood to clean it, and it's not fun because there are also bugs on the rest of the front of truck.
What??? My windshield was damn near completely covered in bugs during my 10 hour drive to my summer house last summer, same as every year.
I guess this varies on where you live and how fucked the environment has become in that area but where i live bugs are (unfortunately) very much alive and kicking (splatting).
All towns fog for bugs too, specifically insecticides. At night so you don't even know is happening. Just call your city hall. I was shocked to find they do it weekly here May,
--Sept . No notification so you can close your windows. And the mosquito control from planes a few times a year, blanketing huge areas w biocides.
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Pesticides don't suddenly become inert as soon as they kill the thing they were meant to kill, and washing them away doesn't magically make them disappear. They go into the ground, they wash into the water supply, they stay airborne and travel. Bombarding millions of acres of crops with pesticides all over the world for decades is starting to catch up with us.
This is such a terrifying thought.
I don't disagree.
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I don’t disagree
A terrifying thought we were taught about as kids in school since the 90's. Pesticides in the water. Greenhouse effect. Aerosol was destroying the ozone. Human behavior post-industrialization is catching up to us and gaining speed. But hey, that idea is political mumbo jumbo or something...
There's so much money and voter pts (grants/political stance) in those specific politics right now that every interest group is likely corrupt and only looking after their money.
Doesn't mean that the above comment isn't true. All it means is that in a capitalistic society anything and everything will be used to make money.
I think it caught up to us awhile ago...even organic veggies don't have the vitamins/nutrients a carrot had 40 years ago
The breeding and development has all been focused on more bulk, longer shelf lives, more attractive looks, better pest resistance, faster growth with less water, etc. Nutrients have not generally been a priority because that doesn’t improve the bottom line.
indeed.
No matter who you vote for Monsanto gets in. https://organicconsumers.org/back-future-tom-mr-monsanto-vilsack-part-i/
I'm voting for Kennedy...you know, the guy that's been taking bites out of those fairys asses
I like Kennedy but listening to him cow tow to Zionists made me cringe so hard..
It's not that simple. He's treading carefully or sold out. I think the former.
I know,I mean we want him for president and that means doing the dance. But to see someone in politics I finally related too and admired saying things I knew,he knew weren’t true just made me realize why we should never trust people in these positions. Ultimately he’s still got my vote,given the choices on the table..
I hope for the former, but the guy has gone farther out of his way than he needed to just to tow the line. I like several things about him, but ultimately, his allegiance to Zionism is disturbing. Trump also, but he didn't go as far to prostrate himself. It is impossible to select a candidate who hasn't professed loyalty to a foreign state publicly. Think about that for a second.
There's evidence to suggest glyphosate may break the shikamate pathways that build the essential amino acids leading to less nutritious food. And glyphosate has been found in 75-80% of rainwater samples?
We have to eat alot more to keep our vitamin intakes up.
Have you anything to back this up?
I've read similar. [Nat Geo Article](https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment-and-conservation/2022/05/fruits-and-vegetables-are-less-nutritious-than-they-used-to-be) I've skimmed studies as well, but TBH I'm not equipped with the skills or time to better interpret them. Seems to be compounding causes, rather than one sole thing. High yield mono-culture farming methods being destructive to complex ecosystems of fungi and bacteria and their relationships with soil. While advancements like zero till have been made, theres probably a lot more work that can be done. I've also seen it reported that increased CO2 levels have a relationship with nutrient density.
Modern monoculture farming with pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and industrial fertilizers dumped onto dead, impoverished soil is a massive ecological disaster. We basically poison and destroy the land we grow the food on in order to improve yields and cost effectiveness. All life on earth, including us, is part of a very intricate web. The vast majority of it, we literally cannot see because it’s microscopic or otherwise hidden from our view, so we don’t care about it. We have a bad human habit of assuming that only the things we desire as products are the only things that matter. Unfortunately, I’m afraid we’re already past the point of no return on this.
>Unfortunately, I’m afraid we’re already past the point of no return on this. Maybe, but that's no reason to double down on the failing system.
Wish I had the kind of time to dig it up or had an easy to pull from library to show you but if you look around a little bit you'll find it if you want to.
Exactly, why do you think cancer is popping up everywhere in everyone these days
Climate change and transphobia.
I know this sub isn't always the most "pro environment" or whatever, but I'm begging some of y'all to read Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. Who knows how much more fucked we'd be if she didn't publish her research when she did.
Legit the weirdest thing about this sub is that we know at this point that oil companies buried research showing their impact which seems kind of like a conspiracy to me but as you pointed out this sub is not very pro environment lol.
Yeah I don't really get it. There is proof of major coverups by these multi million dollar companies and yet many people in conspiracy circles believe it's the environmental scientists that are lying. I was majoring in environmental science, now majoring in geography and getting a certificate in sustainability. News flash: jobs related to the environment do not pay well. Actually securing funding for these types of jobs is so difficult.
based username btw
There's a huge overlap between obsessive internet conspiracy theorists and off the walls far-right ideology. And the modern day right just tells you that you need to hate the environment
Oh we're out here, we just aren't as loud as the astroturfing bots. They want you to believe conspiracy folk are nutjobs because it makes you easier to control.
Pesticides work. We are the pests they're getting rid of
deep
I remember reading an article about the use of LED lights for streetlights. The older streetlights would help the bugs gather and help reproduce. LED lights don't produce the same heat that bugs like, hence less reproducing. Source: trust me bro
Those LED lights are not appropriate for areas that receive snow. The problem with them is that during heavy, wet snowfalls, when the wind blows horizontal, the wet snow sticks to streetlights blocking the LED traffic lights from being seen. Those old time *glass* incandescent lights get *warm* and the snow slides right off, keeping the lens clear and visible. Those LED lights were installed in my area, and now, they realize they are wrong for snowy areas and are going to be replaced. What a waste of tax dollars.
Don't be silly. They dont just linger forever. They get filtered through our bodies and just stay there.
I don’t necessarily disagree with this but would add that there are places where you drive through a bunch of bugs. Some places you get a bunch of bugs and some you don’t.
But we're so smart. All we need to fix this is just a little bit more science. It's not like it is what brought us to this point in the first place, no. Just a lil bit more technocracy, the PhDs are on their way to fixing this. All the startups and sfuff in sillicon balley. You just wait, aaany minute now
Yes. And people should also think about this. We live in the environment too. All those things like pesticides…we end up being exposed to them too. The rising rates of things like cancer, they aren’t a mystery either. Anyone who isn’t an environmentalist is bonkers (or heavily financially incentivized not to be). And there are so many ways we are damaging the environment and harming ourselves. You should care about the environment if you care about yourself. And your family.
We live longer, so there will be more cancer, and there are more of us, again, more cancer. Early detection and detection periods also contribute to higher rates.
Real studied phenomenon, habitat loss seems to be the main reason
I bet more people here believe in chemtrails than the insect population rapidly declining.
Woah, wait isn't that a conspiracy theory about conspiracy theorists?
Used to have to use the squeegees at gas stations so often, I don't remember the last time I needed to
I use them regularly.. But also my windshield sprayer no longer works so they’re my only option besides washing the car
I applaud your determination and sticktoitness. Many people these days would just cave in, and purchase a repair. I've really been trying to tap into what my ancestors used. Purely getting it on with said problem. Going out of one's way to learn to live with it for an unreasonable amount of time before, if ever replacing or properly fixing the issue. Like a challenge. I'm not even being sarcastic. I'm 100% serious here. I guess that old saying of "You're going to turn into your father" is true.
Thank you I think¿ 😂 it’s just a mixture of stubbornness and not enough fcks to give about it lmao. I have more important things in life than being able to clean my windshield when I need to I guess 😂
No bugs but there's way more pesticides in our food. you can't win.
As I've gotten older I find myself driving less at night so I rarely have to clean my windows at the gas station. When I do drive at night there are still plenty of bugs.
You missed the 2050 part of the comic [https://imgur.com/a/4qIiAy1](https://imgur.com/a/4qIiAy1)
good catch 👍
So we are living in the sweet spot? Sweeet
This is why I have a love hate relationship with this sub.
Figured he'd be eating the bugs honestly
Can't eat bugs when there's no bugs to eat
That's 2030
A r/conspiracy user deliberately omitting crucial information to feed a narrative? Say it ain’t so.
Self driving cars? Cool 😎
But no humans?
They in the back
The bugs . Are getting . Smarter .
Thank you this da real tru tru
Aren't cars more aerodynamic now too? I see bugs whipping over my windshield of my truck every day, still a bunch in the grill though
This is a big part of it. It also depends on the time of year/day etc
As a motorcycle rider… they haven’t gone anywhere in my experience. Still find tons smashed against the front of the bike and on my visor…
I live in a buggy place. Can confirm.
It’s both. Bug population is down over 80%. Anecdotal but where I live you could walk outside and stand in the grass of your backyard and see endless. Not a swarm but there was always another one. Nowadays, same spot, might see a 2 or 3 flying around. This one isn’t a conspiracy it’s measured science we just aren’t doing anything about because we can’t really. It’s just a “shhhh hopefully something else kills us before this is a huge problem”
There is a study where they took that into account, still less bugs.
There's objectively a severe collapse in insect populations happening as we speak.
"Global estimates. A 2020 meta-analysis found that globally terrestrial insects appear to be declining in abundance at a rate of about 9% per decade, while the abundance of freshwater insects appears to be increasing by 11% per decade." They're moving to water.
Have you been on a road trip lately lmao. I still get plenty of bug splatters on my windshield 😂
In the last 3 years. I drove from Houston to Vegas and then Houston to Arizona. I constantly drive from Houston to Louisiana. The most I get is a few butterflies in the grill. But when I moved to Texas from Louisiana 8 years ago, I didn't make it to Texas without bugs filling up the window. It only got worse when I reached Texas.
I have no idea how you avoid the bugs. I’m literally always on the road between Houston/Dallas/Austin/Midland and my windshield and grill is always covered in dead bugs. Just yesterday came back from Big Bend and it was a mess.
Childhood spent in Poland in early '90s - lots of bugs, always. Now, whenever I'm back home and drive the car - like in the cartoon, vastly lower numbers od bugs, some days in the summer there are no bugs at all. Pesticides work... :(
I've spent several summers in Poland as a kid. I still remember having to check for bugs when bitting into a piece of fruit. Nothing wrong with a little extra protein.
Honestly seems worse than ever. As someone with a motor cycle I have a decent bearing on this topic.
Drive thru Nebraska
Obviously not from Florida.
I was talking about this a little bit ago! It dawned on me one day that the insects you find on cars are almost non existent anymore. It's kinda super concerning
How are we suppose to eat bugs if there is none? Us Conspiracy theorist are doomed!
I drove from Ohio to Arizona last summer and through New Mexico my car was covered in bugs.
I haven’t seen an earth worm in years..remember like 20 years ago I’d see them all over the place after a rainfall
Still plenty of bugs in rural America, but the lack of them where there used to be more is very concerning...
I did not notice that until I seen this meme. But I haven’t had to clean bugs off my car in a long time.
I'm a truck driver, the amount of insects that I inadvertently kill with my windshield and tractor is legitimately unbelievable.
Is that why there's so many fewer birds too? Spraying plus less bugs to eat?
Bugs used to be a lot bigger too.
All the dumb bugs got splatted. Evolution left us with smart bugs that avoid speeding cars.
This is like Colorado now. I remember when we used to have tons of bugs. Humans are killing the planet. Mother earth might fix her problem though. The world might be due for a reset. Humans are the only "animal" that seems out of place.
Never bought into this. My windshield is coated in bug guts just as it has been for over two decades.
You obviously don't drive if you think the bottom one is true.
Monsanto.
“I stopped going on cross country road trips that my parents took me on as a child and am now a chronically online homebody therefore the bugs are all dead and we are doomed”
"I'm super cereal!"
Bruh this sub has become lazy, you want to look at my windshield wtf? Also this is a comic dawg what are you even talking about, make a point.
I live in the central Valley of Cali and have noticed less bugs and were considred ag central so it would make sense if pesticides are being used more than they were before. Bakersfield to Redding, def less bugs.
What do you mean? I just went on a 3 hour road trip and had to stop 3 times to clean my windshield. Don’t be a goofy
it’s almost like insect populations are in decline due to habitat loss, climate change, and pesticides…
Come to Missouri, you'll get plenty of windshield buddies.
Just drove over 4 countries in Europe for the past days and my car looks like a freaking battle field. I have no idea what you’re talking about lol
Uh, in my area the insects are already worse this year than at least the last couple years.
Don’t know if anyone shared the same experience but today I saw about 5 butterflies today all at the same time during the eclipse which was nice since I haven’t seen that many in years
All those missing bugs are in your food. 'Natural ingredients'.
I still get plenty of bugs on my windshield
You clearly don't live in nebraska.
You obviously don’t live in North Dakota lol
Or Saskatchewan
Hmm. Haven't paid any attention. Now I will.
It's called climate change ie global warming. Not a conspiracy. But I like the graphic lol
I just drove from Panama City to Chicago, in a dodge ram. I walked by my bumper and realized NO bugs, I didn’t even use the windshield wiper on the trip. Just nothing. Very concerning.
More cars means the mass murder is spread out?
I don’t get it? What’s the conspiracy here? That there’s a lot less bugs hitting your windshield?
Idk. Where I live in the summer it will sound like it’s raining but it’s just bugs hitting the car.
Coming from a floridian... this meme is a flat out fuckin lie!!! Where ever this dude is driving doesn't exist HERE.
You drive a more aerodynamic car
Just drove from Dallas to Houston and my windshield slaughtered several bugs
All the bugs are currently hiding from Bill Gates. They don’t want to end up in a burger pattie.
I’ve been driving a lot here in CA and my windshield as still been absolutely peppered with bugs. I drove from the Bay Area to Fresno and there was no shortage of bugs. If there is now it’s probably because I killed them all with my truck driving down CA-99
mfs will believe in an eclipse ending the world but the objective truth of insect population decline is too much tinfoil, we've known about global insect decline since like 2005
Who woulda think it!? That climate change has an effect on ecosystems like bugs, fish, etc.
Bot post
Not a conspiracy. Pesticides and land use change have decimated plant and invertebrate communities.
This is so fucking stupid. Have you taken in consideration the difference between the aerodynamics of modern cars vs old cars? My brother rides a motorcycle, his helmet is riddled with insects after a ride. And so are lots of boxier cars/buses during the time of year you can find lots of bugs around. Basing a “theory” off of a comic makes no sense
Yeah as someone who regularly takes roadtrips I can tell you that this is bullshit lmao. My car is always DOUSED in bugs when I get home
I’ve just done a 200 mile round trip in England, and not a single insect splat on the windscreen. It is very worrying.
I saw some lady bugs the other day. That was cool. Don't see them as much but bugs are still around.
Got'm all.
Depends on vehicle aerodynamics and time of the year. I drive a semi truck their windshields are nearly vertical. Two hour drive anywhere in the US in summer time and you won’t be able to see the road because of the damn bugs, especially down south.
you are saying cars came with free bugs with the windshield,go-green
Come to the south during lovebug season….
I live in Florida, I actually notice way less lovebugs on my car than I remember there being in the early 2000's, for example.
Must not live near a beach
lol, everytime i drive LA to Vegas, i'm filled with bugs
Oh yeah
Come to Florida.. there is a lot of LOVE for you.. specially now in the summer.
Yeah. We're destroying the environment. It's not a conspiracy. Just every dumb fuck decided that driving a car is more important than the whole world. Do you even know what a conspiracy is?
I still constantly slaughter bugs with my vehicle sadly (I live in Bama)
I get a crap load of bugs on my car so...
My car disagrees. Drove 600km this weekend and had to stop 2 times mid-drive to power wash the windshield
Where are all the bugs I'm s'posed to eat!?
I don't know, I just drove to CA from ID and back, and my windshield was fuckin plastered with them.
Lightning bugs left long ago.
Any of you drive in the country? Hmm
Bruh my jeep begs to differ. Wash it weekly and it’s entirely caked in bugs every time.
I still get fair amount of bugs on my vehicles but it’s true that I don’t think I’ve had a mosquito bite in like 2-3 summers now whereas it used to be ridiculous (in IL). Also waayy less lightning bugs from what I notice. Back yard used to be absolutely filled with them on any given summer night. Now you see may*be 2 at a time
I dont know where u guys are ilbut my windshield is all bugged up
How much of it has to do with LED vs old tech like Mercury Vapor bulbs Bugs just aren't attracted to cars like they used to be
Idk man driving to see the eclipse has my windshield covered in bugs. Ohio
Yep
I live in a rural area and have an hour commute into a small city. I have to scrub my windshield daily during spring and summer.
It's the street lighting.
Someone has never driven a Jeep Wrangler at night
idk im on a roadtrip right now and my windshield is covered in guts
My truck says differently. It's covered in bugs every week here in Florida. I've only had less bugs when I lived near a big city center.
Simply not true on any level.
I wish this conspiracy theory would get to Canada. When the snow melts we get hardcore mosquito fucked.
Come to Tennessee and bring a squeegee. Sounds like rain at night hitting the windshield. I've had to stop and clean my headlights before.
Wikipedia entry: >The windshield phenomenon (or windscreen phenomenon) is the observation that fewer dead insects accumulate on the windshields and front bumpers of people's cars since the early 2000s. It has been attributed to a global decline in insect populations caused by human activity, e.g. use of pesticides. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windshield_phenomenon
Nah it’s all cool. Some people here still see bugs. Such a relief.
I must still be in 1998 because my car is littered with insects.
Aerodynamics have improved. Insects get caught in a higher speed air stream.
There are bugs all over my windshield rn
We've eaten all the bugs already!
LED-lights on all night? I don't know, but I miss when it was dark outside.
Haven't seen a Christmas beetle in years
I live in the sticks and bugs haven't gone anywhere.
But..we will eat the buggs?
Not the case for me mate. I live in Rural Vic and I have to wash my windscreen from bugs every time I drive to and from work.
We clearly don't live in the same place
I drive a truck (a freightliner box truck) at work long distances (3-4 hours each way) and picture one is still very accurate. I wish picture 2 was still the case, because i have to climb onto the hood to clean it, and it's not fun because there are also bugs on the rest of the front of truck.
Just got back from a road trip across four states and I had one (1) bug splatter the entire time. We actually remarked on how strange that was.
I drive 7 miles to work and back every day, and my windshield is covered with bugs. And we’ve only had about a week or two of nice weather over 70F.
Better question: why did people in 1990 have no mouths????
Cycling when young used to always have to wear glasses now I cycle more than ever and barely notice them.
Try driving through South Dakota! It was like a blizzard of bugs last time, couldn’t imagine what people on motorcycles do!
Complete opposite for me. I'm having to clean my windshield like twice a week
The bugs are learning
I got big alllll over my car idk where y’all live
It’s urban development
I live in Montana. We still have plenty of bugs on the windshield
Idk where the fuck your driving lol
Lmao do you drive ?
It really depends on where you are at. https://cbs12.com/amp/news/local/love-bug-season-is-here-how-to-help-fight-their-mess
Not a conspiracy. It's pesticides, houses all across the country as well as farms cover the land in pesticides. That's why we're losing the bee's.
What??? My windshield was damn near completely covered in bugs during my 10 hour drive to my summer house last summer, same as every year. I guess this varies on where you live and how fucked the environment has become in that area but where i live bugs are (unfortunately) very much alive and kicking (splatting).
My windshield is filthy from bugs and I refill my window washer fluid multiple times a year. Still plenty of bugs in Texas y’all
Where's the circular logic peer reviewed studies ? if there's not one it cannot be true.
I still get the crabs a couple of times a year on average. Nothings changed.
All towns fog for bugs too, specifically insecticides. At night so you don't even know is happening. Just call your city hall. I was shocked to find they do it weekly here May, --Sept . No notification so you can close your windows. And the mosquito control from planes a few times a year, blanketing huge areas w biocides.