I fear that bugs are a thing of the past at least in Germany where I
fly.

During the last five years it gradually got worse (or better?) until
last year I hardly ever had any noticeable amount of bugs on the wings
anymore.

Corresponding to that the number of birds has decreased dramatically,
too.

Andreas,

Does that mean that bug wipers--which we never see here--are becoming an historical artifact?

Chip Bearden