We must save our insects!

Insects are disappearing at a worrying rate! This book, by drawing a portrait of some of them, emblematic and threatened, is both an alert and an awareness of their preservation in France and Europe.

This is the largest group in the animal world. And yet, these butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, bees, locusts and grasshoppers are victims of the degradation of their environments. Modification of agricultural landscapes, massive and inappropriate use of pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers, drying up of wetlands, intensive forestry...

All these attacks, and others, have one thing in common: human action. The decrease in the number and diversity of insects should make us question ourselves because many species are valuable auxiliaries of human activities and all play an essential role in maintaining ecological balances. There is still time to act, both individually and collectively, this is the message that this magnificent book carries loud and clear.