But among the many people attracted to biological research, there are few who, like Yen, choose the field of entomology, and despite the huge number of moth species, still fewer people who research them. Their un popularity is compounded by the general perception of them as "unclean" and "poisonous."
然而，同樣學生物，選擇研究昆蟲生態的人本來就是少數，蛾類種類繁多，又背負髒、毒之名，研究者就更少。