The journal  Archorales , dedicated to the history of French agronomic research, devoted its latest issue to the personal and professional journeys of a dozen researchers whose careers unfolded within CIRAD. I had the honour of being included in this selection and was interviewed about my career as an entomologist by three members of the Oral Archives Mission of the INRAE-CIRAD History Committee on 23 October 2023 in Montpellier.   Can one truly devote a lifetime to observing