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> Same goes for the argument that bugs have evolved to migrate away from the roads

There are many studies in all kind of environments, even in the middle of the woods, in natural reserves; insects are going down both in term of diversity and numbers everywhere

They're being evolved away by pollution

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NY state has a long running study where on July 15th every year they would put up a super bright lighthouse bulb in the middle of the woods and put it over a tarp. After they night they'd weigh the physical mass of insect life that had come to the light, and died, overnight.

I forget the exact %, but they'd seen a 50 or 60 percent reduction in mass since the 70's, some depressingly high number.

I don't think this would stop anyone from using the evolution argument, since in their mind this would just show that they evolved to not fly towards the deadly light.

One bulb, one night, once a year wouldn't be enough to select for light avoidance.

What about a thousand lit streets and a million cars every night swashing bugs? What about night lights helping predators see the bugs to weed out those light lovers?

I’m not saying these are true. But your response lacked imagination :)

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