Media


Media Contact
Tina Teucher
kommunikation@insect-respect.org
Phone +49 176 56 96 63 95
Media Material
Videos
On request, we are be happy to provide you with our video and image material.
- Rethinking – Voices from 5 years of INSECT RESPECT®
to the video - The idea – INSECT RESPECT® explained by Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus
to the video - Balancing surfaces – model explained by biologist Stephan Liersch
to the video - Little Giants – Animated short film about the value of insects
to the video - INSECT RESPECT® – Trailer on History and Origin
to the video
Media Archive
Most of the files and media contributions are only available in German so far.
Media
Release
- Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus at the NDR TV programme DAS! with the
book Fliegen Lassen: „From Insect Killer to Insect Rescuer“ TV show on the book publication „Fliegen Lassen“ from 19.09.2020.
to the broadcast (in German) - International Biodiversity Day on May 22: „The hour of insects strikes now“
Media release on the Hour of Insects 2020 and the Day of Insects – online kick-off for 2021
to the report - 50,000 visitors and no one to talk about: Reckhaus with unoccupied stand at the world’s leading trade fair BioFach 2020
Media release on BioFach 2020 (February 12, 2020)
to the report - We don’t want our insect lovers to die
Media release on the multimedia conference documentation 2nd Day of Insects Switzerland (December 3, 2019)
to the report - Defying insect extinction together
Media release for the Day of Insects Switzerland 2019: more than 300 guests (September 20, 2019)
to the report
to the image library - Fighting insect death: From talking to action
Media release for the Day of Insects Switzerland 2019 (September 16, 2019)
to the report - Energy Globe Award: Environmental Award for Insect Poison Manufacturers thanks to Riklin Brothers
Media release on roof greening and planting with bag manufacturer Halfar (May 20, 2019)
to the report - Roof becomes new habitat: Halfar builds insect-friendly area with INSECT RESPECT®
Media release on roof greening and planting with bag manufacturer Halfar (May 20, 2019)
to the report - A lobby for insects: what can committed people and businesses do for biodiversity?
Media release on the Day of Insects in Berlin (March 20/21, 2019)
to the report - Entrepreneurial heart with resistance
Media release on the award of the WirtschaftsWoche-Award (February 7, 2019)
to the report - Without six-legged friends soon no more two-legged friends
Media release for the Day of Insects Switzerland 2018 (November 15, 2018)
to the report - Awarded with the Responsible Care Award „Environmental Responsibility“
Media release on the award, which is leading the chemical industry to rethink (October 29, 2018)
to the report
Download English media release and winner’s leaflet with jury justification. - Alternative Nobel laureate warns: „Insects are central to our survival.“
Media release on the Day of Insects Switzerland in Aarau (November 15, 2018)
to the report - Red carpet for six-legged friends: Cannes honours the INSECT RESPECT® film „Little Giants“
Press release for the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards (September 27, 2018)
to the report - ÖKOPROFIT-Klub OWL creates insect areas
Press article on the new cooperation of the ÖKOPROFIT-Klub OWL and INSECT RESPECT® (July 13, 2018)
to the report - TOP 100: „Without the Riklin brothers, we wouldn’t have won the Innovation Award!“
Media release for inclusion in the TOP 100 companies (June 30, 2018)
to the report - Publication on solutions for more biodiversity published
Media release on the publication of the conference documentation of the Day of Insects 2018 on the occasion of World Biodiversity Day (18.5.2018)
to the report - Insecticide company fights its industry
with INSECT RESPECT® Media release for World Bee Day on 20.5.2018 (18.5.2018)
to the report - Dr. Reckhaus products now available in Vienna
Media release on the market entry of Dr. Reckhaus products in Vienna on April 26, 2018 (April 9, 2018)
to the report - Event on market entry in Vienna
Invitation to the event „Vienna shows respect for insects“ on April 26, 2018
to the report - Dedicated for biodiversity meet at the „Tag der Insketen“
Media release for the Day of Insects on March 21/22, 2018 in Bielefeld
to the report - Biodiversity benefits from biocidal companies
Media release on the inclusion of Reckhaus in the initiative „Biodiversity in Good Company“ (March 14, 2018)
to the report - Invitation to the Action Forum for Media Representatives and Biodiversity Committed: How to Stick Bee Honey in the Media
Key points in the exchange between media and NGOs / Overcoming research March 22, 2018, Bielefeld, as part of the Tag der Insekten
to the report - Biocidal company presents first sign against insect deaths
Media release on the latest news at the world’s leading trade fair „BioFach“ 2018 (February 13, 2018)
to the report - Insect deaths affect business models
Media release on the conference documentation „The Value of Insects“ (December 19, 2017)
to the report - Economy invests in habitats against insect extinction
Media release following the conference „The Value of Insects“ (November 10, 2017)
to the report - Insect lobby meets against insect extinction
Press release for the conference „The Value of Insects“ (November 7, 2017)
to the report - A sign against insect death
Media release for the Green Product Award for INSECT RESPECT® (October 22, 2017)
to the report - Buzzing instead of dying out: How insects can still be saved
Media release on the tips for „promoting insects“ by INSECT RESPECT® (August 3, 2017)
to the report - „Insect lobbyists illuminate dangers for six-legged friends“
Media release for the Day of Insects (July 19, 2017)
to the report - „Respect doesn’t stop with two- or four-legged friends.“
Media release for the Green Product Award for INSECT RESPECT® (July 12, 2017)
to the report - On May 22 the windshield remains free once again
Media release for the International Day of Biological Diversity (May 18/22, 2017)
to the report - INSECT RESPECT® wins Bertelsmann Foundation Engagement Award
Media release on the victory in the competition „My good example“ (March 31, 2017)
to the report - Bertelsmann Foundation nominates INSECT RESPECT® as a good example
Media release on the nomination in the competition „My good example“ (March 28, 2017)
to the report - Day of Insects on March 30, 2017 in Bielefeld
Media invitation to the interdisciplinary conference of INSECT RESPECT® and Natural History Museum Bielefeld (March 23, 2017)
to the report - Rethinking at the World’s Leading Organic Trade Fair: Changing perspectives for BioFach visitors at INSECT RESPECT®
Media release on the stand of INSECT RESPECT® at BioFach 2017 (February 13, 2017)
to the report - Raising awareness of the value of insects: INSECT RESPECT® and Natural History Museum Bielefeld cooperate
Media release on the cooperation between namu and INSECT RESPECT® (November 2, 2016)
to the report - Award for product design: Dr. Reckhaus Fliegen-Scheibe® receives international Red Dot winner label
Media release for the Red Dot Award (September 7, 2016)
to the report - First insect repellents with ecological compensation in Switzerland
Media release on the market launch of the Dr. Reckhaus Fliegen-Scheibe® in Altdorf (Uri) (May 20, 2016)
to the report - World’s first insect repellent with ecological compensation
Media release on the market launch of the Dr. Reckhaus Fliegen-Scheibe® in Dippoldiswalde near Dresden (May 13, 2016)
to the report - Zika mosquito eradication would have severe consequences
Media release on the benefits of mosquitoes (March 2, 2016)
to the report - World first: First anti-fighting-neutral biocides at the BioFach trade fair
Media release on Dr. Reckhaus products at BioFach in Nuremberg (February 9, 2016)
to the report - Why every fly counts
Media release on the publication of the book by Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus „Why every fly counts. A documentation on the value and threat of insects» (February 1, 2016)
to the report
Cover - Insect killer receives Swiss Ethics Award
Media release on the Swiss Ethics Award 2015 (November 26, 2015)
to the report - Insect fighter gives asylum to six-legged friends
Media release: Switzerland’s first insect compensation area opened (September 10, 2015)
to the report - Fly „Erika“ receives the highest respect
Media release: Symbol for ecological corporate transformation expands art collection of St. Gallen University of Applied Sciences (March 5, 2015)
to the report - Reckhaus is the progressive thinker of the year
Media release for the Querdenker-Award 2014 (November 26, 2014)
to the report - The „Tag der Insekten“ disappear
Media release for the animated short film „Little Giants“ (May 13, 2014)
to the report - Victims of traffic that no one thinks of
Media release on the insect impact test (September 27, 2013)
to the report
TV/Radio
- „Insects, Biodiversity, Economy – How can Companies Operate Sustainably?“
Podcast for Future Shapers – „Aufwind Zukunft“ (3/19/2021)
To the podcast - „From fly killer to fly saviour“
Report in the BR programme Abendschau (1/26/2021)
To the video - „What goes on in his head? – Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus, by profession: insect killer“
Report in the ARD programme Live nach Neun from minute 44:07 (10/27/2020)
To the video - „From Killer to Saviour: The Transformation of an Entrepreneur“
Report by Deutsche Welle (10/20/2020)
To the video
To the whole programme - „The Radical Path of Dr. Reckhaus“
Podcast on the consequences of an artistic encounter (9/25/2020)
To the podcast - „This Entrepreneur Saws Off the Branch on Which He Sits“
Mindshift Podcast of the Handelsblatt (9/25/2020)
To the podcast - „DAS! with Insect Saver Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus“
Interview in the NDR programme DAS! (19.9.2020)
To the video - Lebensmittel-Praxis TV
Interview with the magazine Lebensmittel-Praxis
To the video - „Art of the twin brothers Riklin turns everyday life upside down“
Report in the Star Hour Art, SRF
To the video - RAI Italian TV report
Report on INSECT RESPECT® on the Italian tv channel RAI. (2020)
To the video - „Company Prokopp creates insect-friendly habitat with INSECT RESPECT®“
Report in the broadcast concrete, ORF2 (2019)
To the video - Interview with Dr. Reckhaus
at Bayern 2 INSECT RESPECT® on the radio station Bayern 2. (30.06.2019)
To the interview - The podcast Else!
Else then talks to Dr. Reckhaus about his new ways and why he has the hint on his insect repellents: Kill valuable insects. What motivates this impressive man to attack his own business? (05.06.2019)
To the contribution - Interview on the Day Switzerland of Insects on Radio 1
Interview between Dani Wüthrich (Radio 1 morning show host) and Martin Schuck (BirdLife Switzerland) (15.11.2018)
To the interview - Cala Kocht: Podcast No. 11
Interview by sustainability blogger Carmen-Daniela Leuschen with Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus (INSECT RESPECT®) (June 3, 2018)
To the interview - „brand eins – the Conversation“ with Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus
Jörg Thadeusz asked: How does a family entrepreneur come to question the business model adopted by his father? The artists Frank and Patrik Riklin encouraged Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus to save insects instead of killing them. In the almost hour-long Brand Eins interview with Dr. Reckhaus, Jörg Thadeusz gets to the bottom of the story. INSECT RESPECT® has compiled excerpts from it. (2018)
Videos currently unavailable - „Excellent commitment“
Report in local time OWL, WDR Television (15.5.2018)
To the video - Thinking of the little ones: „INSECT RESPECT®“
Contribution on the topic „Everything for the community: The bees as a model“ (18.02.2018)
To the interview - Research
up-to-date Contribution on Deutschlandfunk: „Bee seeks field: Insect protection in conventional agriculture“ (10.11.2017)
To the interview - WDR Local time OWL: OWL
Nature – Insect deaths Shipment incl. Conversation with conference co-organizer Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus (9.11.2017)
Video currently unavailable - SWR 1
Theme: Insect deaths Podcast on „Insect Deaths“ with Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus (9.11.2017)
To the interview - WDR: Current Hour
Contribution to the conference „Value of Insects“ incl. Conversation with Keynote Speaker Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer (9.11.2017)
Video currently unavailable - WDR 4 In the
middle: Insect repellent Report in the program „Mittendrin“, Radio WDR 4, with statements by Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus (29.7.2017)
To the broadcast - WDR: Quarks & Co
Beetles, bumblebees, butterflies: Do the insects die out? Broadcast moderated by Ranga Yogeshwar with a report on INSECT RESPECT® (25.7.2017)
To the whole shipment (43 min.)
To the cutout (5 min.) - One to one. The Talk
Bayern 2 Radio Interview: Norbert Joa in conversation with Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus (8.11.2016)
To the broadcast - „The Lord with the Flies“
Report in the show Einstein, SRF Swiss Television (19.5.2016)
To the video - The man who fights flies – and saves
Report at the SWR-Landesschau (18.3.2016)
To the video - Entrepreneur wants compensation
Extract from SWR 2 Impuls, the Knowledge Magazine (3.3.2016)
To the contribution - The insect-friendly insect killer
Excerpt from DRadioWissen, Grünstreifen (2.3.2016)
To the contribution - Lord of the Flies
Excerpt from the Swiss Daily Show RSI (12.10.2015)
To the video - Fly Erika buried in Switzerland
Contribution in the WDR local time (3.3.2015)
To the video - Fly turns entrepreneurial world on its head
Contribution in Switzerland Current (SRF) (2.3.2015)
To the video - Annoying fly – Does it deserve more respect?
TV article on flying in the arte knowledge magazine „X:enius“ (first broadcast: 18.7.2014)
To the video - From Saul to Paul
TV article in the 3sat science magazine „nano“ (7.4.2014)
To the video - Saving flies in Deppendorf
TV contribution in the WDR broadcast local time OWL. (1.9.2012)
To the video - When Deppendorfer catches flies
Radio contribution in the SRF (16.12.2014)
To the contribution - The diversity of passion
Panel discussion on the third Forum d’Avignon Ruhr, WDR 3 Forum (12.10.2014)
To the contribution - Lord of the Flies
Radio-Reportage in WDR4 (26.4.2013)
To the contribution - The Fly Saver
Radio-Reportage in WDR5 (27.12.2012)
To the contribution - INSECT RESPECT®
abroad TV report of RTL Croatia (July 2013)
To the article (In Croatian)
- Every fly counts – The EcoOst St.Gallen Symposium debates sustainability in the St.Gallen Tagblatt.
- The Westfalenblatt reports on the nomination of INSECT RESPECT® with the „German Innovation Award for Climate and Environment“.
- Insecticide producer as insect rescuer, as one manufacturer warns against his products, writes the daily newspaper taz.
- Halfar realizes plans of INSECT RESPECT® on its roof to create a paradise for native insects, reports the Westfalen Blatt.
- The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung wrote in its article of July 24, 2016 about the „Lord of the Flies“.
- In its report „Everything started with Erika“, the business magazine brand eins (12/2012) told about the transformation of the Reckhaus company.
- In its article on January 12, 2016, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) reported „On the Value of Flies“.
- Series: Insect of the Month
Series of articles in cooperation with the Bielefeld Natural History Museum in the Westfalenblatt.Part 1: This mosquito acts like a little elf (The Winter Mosquito)
Part 2: Tiny in Armor (The Silverfish)
Part 3: Iridescent Beauty (The Running Beetle)
Part 4: Unnoticed in the Underground (The Sand Bee)
Part 5: At home on all continents (The Stubenfliege)
Part 6: Beetle with personality (The horseradish beetle)
Part 7: Snorkeling underwater (The Water Scorpio)
Part 8: Feared by Insects, Revered by Man (The Worshiper of God)
Part 9: Flyers, greet me the sun (The Pigeon Tail)
Part 10: The Cleaner (The Mist Bee)
Part 11: Hated and successful (The Kitchen Cockroach)
Part 12: Success models for millions of years (The Dragonfly)
- First Foe Then Friend
Article in DUB Unternehmer-Magazin, p.16 (08/01/2021)
to the contribution - It’s humming at the golf course
Article in Swiss Golf Magazine (June/July 2021)
to the contribution - „Kill less, save more“ Five questions to Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus
Article in Politik & Kultur – Zeitung des Deutschen Kulturrates, p. 31 (06/2021)
to the contribution - How can money be made from saving the world, Mr Reckhaus?
Article in Mannheimer Morgen (2/27/2021)
to the contribution - Innovation sometimes means destroying the market
Guest article in StartupValley magazine, p. 80 (01/2021)
to the contribution - New reading material for compliance experts
Presentation of the book „Fliegen lassen“ in the Compliance Manager, p. 13 (10/23/2020)
to the contribution - Fly killer, Fly rescuer
Article in the Schleswigholsteiner Zeitung (9/12/2020)
to the contribution - Bees saved, money lost
Article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (23.2.2020)
to the contribution - TIME Knowledge Award Courage for Sustainability
Article in TIME Knowledge (March/April 2019)
to the contribution - A lobby for mosquitoes, moths and flies
Article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (16.11.2018)
to the contribution - An entrepreneur warns of his poison
Article in the Tages-Anzeiger (13.11.2018)
to the contribution - A fly named Erika
Article in the Bee Journal (11.2018)
to the contribution - Run in front of a wall
Article in the Food Newspaper (18.5.2018)
to the contribution - Saving the World – Fly for Fly
Interview with European Business (22.5.2018)
to the contribution - Insect conference bears its first fruits: Bielefelder set up round table for animal rescue – Nabu receives donation of 25,000 euros
Article in the Westfalenblatt (3.1.2018)
to the contribution - Advocate of Insect Diversity: „Global Wave“ started from Krefeld
Article and commentary „The mosquito must become an elephant“ in the Westdeutsche Zeitung (10.11.2017)
to the online article - When it hums and buzzes: Insects do priceless
Article in the Neue Westfälische Zeitung (10.11.2017) - Bielefeld Conference on Biodiversity aims to strengthen the krabbeltierlobby: The value of insects
Article in the Westfalenblatt (10.11.2017)
to the online article - Conference in Bielefeld: „Agricultural policy is partly to blame for insect deaths“
Article in the bell (9.11.2017)
to the contribution - Reckhaus is retooling
Article in the magazine Biorama (46/2016)
to the contribution - Insects do fantastic things
Article in the magazine Oliv (11/2016)
to the contribution - New poster campaign of the Natural History Museum promotes small krabblers. Insects secure the world’s diet
Article in the Westfalenblatt (7.11.2016)
to the contribution - Small giants with six legs (contribution about the cooperation of INSECT RESPECT® with the Natural History Museum Bielefeld)
Article in the New Westphalian (3.11.2016)
to the contribution - Lord of the Flies
Article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAZ, 24.7.2016)
to the contribution - The Saving Idea
Article in the magazine enorm (July 2016)
to the contribution - The value of flies
Article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) (12.1.2016)
to the contribution - Insect killer saves insects
Article in the St. Galler Tagblatt (9.9.2015)
to the contribution - Erika should live on in her heart
Article in the Westfalen-Blatt (4.3.2015)
to the contribution - Flying fright with heart and vision
Article in the Appenzeller Zeitung (15.12.2014)
to the contribution
to the online article - Harvard Clubs Nominate Reckhaus
Article about the German Entrepreneur Award in the Westfalen-Blatt (26.9.2014)
to the contribution - Fly-saving in Deppendorf: What would Kant say about this?
Comment on the wasp rescue by Til Schweiger in „Die Presse“ (11.8.2014)
to the contribution
to the online article - The Lord of the Flies
Article in the Forum Sustainable Economy (1.7.2014)
to the contribution - The Lord of the Flies
Article in The Press Officer Magazine (3/14)
to the contribution - The Scouting Squads
Article in die Welt am Sonntag (22.6.2014)
to the contribution - A man has ’ne fly
Article in die Welt am Sonntag (20.10.2013)
to the contribution
to the online article - The Doctor and the Dear Viechers
Article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (4.8.2013)
to the contribution - Insect killer wants to save insects
Article in the Westfalen-Blatt (20.7.2013)
to the contribution - When art changes the business model
Article in the Alumni-Magazine of the University of St.Gallen (3/2013)
to the contribution - It all started with Erika
Reportage in the business magazine „brand eins“ (12/2012)
to the contribution - A Kingdom for Flies
Article in the Neue Westfälische Zeitung (19.11.2012)
to the contribution - Dr. Reckhaus wants to open up new business area
Article in the Food Newspaper (16.11.2012)
to the contribution - The rescue of the Parlinfly
Article in the Mainpost (20.10.2012)
to the contribution - The Saviours of the Thick Hums
Article in the Westdeutsche Zeitung (18.10.2012)
to the contribution - The insect hunter and his new relationship with the fly
Article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (8.9.2012)
to the contribution - Flycatchers get ready
Article in the Westfalen-Blatt (28.8.2012)
to the contribution
Online
- Sustainable and fair – even in Corona times
Bertelsmann Stiftung study on sustainably operating companies in the crisis (1/7/2021)
To the study or download as PDF - A Lobby for Insects?
Article in the Naturpaten Blog (1/7/2021)
To the contribution - Rethinking is possible
Guest article on www.t-online.de (10/26/2020)
To the contribution - Protecting insects instead of eliminating them
Article in the Neue Westfälische about the change from killing to saving (9/30/2020)
To the contribution - How this entrepreneur went from insect killer to insect rescuer
Article in Handelsblatt (9/29/2020)
To the contribution - From poison manufacturer to insect rescuer
Interview: „I want to creatively destroy my company“ (9/15/2020)
To the contribution - „I’ve killed billions of insects – now I rethink“
Article in the Speakers Corner of the Frankfurter Rundschau (9/3/2020)
To the contribution - Bees saved, money lost
Article about „one who went out to save the little animals“ (March 4, 2020)
To the contribution - From insect killing to protecting insects
Article on the nomination with the German Climate and Environment Award (January 10, 2020)
To the contribution - Short-term decisions, long-term responsibility
Article on the „EcoOst St.Gallen Symposium“ with Dr. Reckhaus in the Eastern Swiss business journal Leader digital (May 28, 2019)
To the contribution - The annoying insects are also important
Article about insect death in the newspaper 20 Minuten (November 15, 2018)
To the contribution - The value of a fly
Article about INSECT RESPECT® in the IHK-Magazin Ostwestfalen-Lippe (12/2017)
To the contribution - Volunteer experts to monitor
Deutschand’s insect world Interview with Dr. Andreas Krüß from the Federal Office for Nature Conservation on RiffReporter.de (29.11.2017)
To the interview - Insecticide manufacturer saves
insects Article at WDR-Knowledge about the conference „Value of Insects“ (9.11.2017)
To the contribution - Saving instead of killing: Why commitment
to small things can do big things Article in the Huffington Post about INSECT RESPECT® and the article in the Springer editorial volume „CSR und Digitalization“ (31.10.2017)
To the contribution - Creeping environmental disaster: the stakes are high
when insects die Article about insect death in 20 minutes (21.10.2017)
To the contribution - Namu presents insect
exhibition Article in the New Westphalian about the INSECT RESPECT® exhibition (13.2.2017)
To the contribution - brand eins Conference
2016 Video recording of the conversation between brand eins editor Jens Bergmann and Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus (26.5.2016) - From enemy
to friend Article in the Sächsische Zeitung about the Dr. Reckhaus market launch (24.5.2016)
To the contribution - 2015 Strategy Slam
Video recording of the 1st International Strategy Slam, speech by Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus (29.1.2015) - Creating new
connections Video report of the annual conference of the Initiative For Cultural and Creative Industries of the German Federal Government (2014) - „If I kill 1000 flies, I have
to save 1000″ Article in 20 minutes (8.9.2015)
To the contribution - A fly now
rests at the university Article in the St. Galler Tagblatt (3.3.2015)
To the contribution - Creativity for the economy: Saving
flies for business change Article in the entrepreneur magazine Impulse (9.12.2014)
To the contribution - Fly-saving in Deppendorf: What would Kant say about this?
Comment on the wasp rescue by Til Schweiger in „Die Presse“ (11.8.2014)
To the contribution - „Sinking Biodiversity“ means „dwindling
natural capital“ Article in the Future Blog of ETH Zurich (18.2.2014)
To the contribution