The German Amateurs Who Discovered ‘Insect Armageddon’ Mr. Ebner wrote that Without the efforts of the Krefeld insect researchers, we would only have the observation that, these days, your car’s windshield is almost totally free of insects, Martin Sorg said that In a lot of places, everything gets thrown out — the papers, the insect collection, "These days, people who spend their free time looking at ladybugs and flies are about as common as stamp collectors." In Germany and around the world, members of entomological societies tend to be elderly. 4, 2017 KREFELD, Germany — In a nature preserve in western Germany, an elderly gentleman approached a tent-like structure that was in fact a large trap for flying insects. Alarmed, the group of local insect enthusiasts Mr. Schwan is co-chairman of ran similar tests in different locations the next year. Calling the Krefelders’ data "a rich treasure trove," Mr. Tscharntke warned that entomology hobbyists are themselves a dying species.
