ABSTRACT
The idea of conservation of insects is not new. Among the publications on this subject was an article by J. Goldmann in 1911 that was devoted to the preservation of the Clouded Apollo butterfly due to its mass capture. For many people, the thought of insect conservation raises eyebrows because people always see so many insects in the fields and woods that this issue seems hardly relevant. Human impact on insects can be direct and indirect. The direct impact includes the physical destruction of insects by different kinds of activity. For example, many drivers have to wash insects that stick to their vehicles after journeys into the countryside. Methods of conservation of insects and large animals are completely different. The prohibition of game hunting is enough in many cases to restore numbers of large animals; however, the prohibition of catching of insects does not provide any such effect that is confirmed by the world practice.
