The EntoGEM working group maintains a living systematic map database of multi-year insect population and community studies, which can be found at entogem.shinyapps.io/living-map.
Insect decline RCN workshop. Workshop at the 2024 Entomological Society of America Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Organized by Jessica Ware, Dave Wagner, Eliza Grames, Christie Bahlia, and Chris Halsch.
Insect Decline & Scientific Societies: Ways All Entomologists Can Help Address This Grand Challenge. Symposium at the 2024 Entomological Society of America Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Organized by Erin Cadwalader, Marianne Alleyne, Jessica Ware, Christine Elliot, Silvana Paula-Moaes, Shein Sim, Gagandeep Brar, Chris Halsch, Sajjan Grover, and Ricky Lara.
The unknowns of the causes, consequences, and patterns of insect decline. Symposium at the 2024 International Congress of Entomology in Kyoto, Japan. Organized by Eliza Grames.
Unlocking AI for Automated Monitoring of Insects. Workshop at the 2023 Ecological Society of America meeting. Organized by Jamie Allison and Tom August.
Insectivorous bird conservation in the context of global insect decline. Symposium at the 2022 International Ornithological Congress in Durban, South Africa. Organized by Eliza Grames.
The Global Insect Decline Phenomenon. Symposium at the 2022 International Congress of Entomology in Helsinki, Finland. Organized by David Wagner and Eliza Grames.
While, nearly all mammal, bird, amphibian and reptile species have been assessed for the IUCN Red List, insects are still underrepresented. We need to establish more Specialist Groups within the Species Survival Commission (SSC) for insects. Axel Hochkirch, chair of the IUCN SSC Invertebrate Conservation Committee and co-chair of the IUCN SSC Grasshopper Specialist Group, will provide an overview of the work of IUCN SSC Specialist Groups and how to establish new groups, followed by a discussion on how we can fill the remaining gaps in the network.
How does it study of insects differ when working at an institution in the Global South? How has the history of colonialism and present day inequities shaped our research? Join us for this global conversation!
Light pollution is an often overlooked bringer of the insect apocalypse. Light pollution interferes with the development, dispersal, foraging, and reproduction of diverse insect taxa, including nocturnal pollinators and charismatic flagship species such as fireflies. Unlike other anthropogenic threats, light pollution can be cheaply, easily, and instantly eliminated — yet recent innovations in lighting technology have only made the problem worse. We highlight several case studies in beetles and moths revealing the negative consequences of lighting technologies on insect populations. We then conclude by highlighting a few simple things we can all do to help protect the night sky, fireflies, and the foundations of ecosystems worldwide.
In this webinar, we’re going to adapt some best-practices from Mozilla’s Working Open Workshop series to our project. Mainly, we’re going to discuss some structures Working Group organizers can build to help attract and retain new and diverse collaborators to their working groups, support contributors, and unite people under a set of common goals.
An overview of what we do and don't know about data that can be used to quantify insect trends and disentangle drivers and the ongoing EntoGEM systematic map project.
An overview of insect decline, review of recent literature and new studies, and introduction of the goals and structure of the RCN.