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11 March 2025
Insects Webinar | Use of Non-Destructive Methods in Entomology, 2 April 2025
Arthropods constitute a large part of global biodiversity, but our knowledge of them is severely lacking. We do not know how many arthropod species exist, but we know that most of them are undescribed. Of those that have a formal description, we lack information about their distribution, natural history and ecology. We are aware how important arthropods are for us, as agents of either harmful or beneficial impacts. Their study, entomology, is not only fascinating but vitally important. Traditionally, their size and abundance, combined with their assumed “primitiveness”, have been perceived as reasons for destroying them. Global biodiversity is declining, and while it may have started with the megafauna, arthropods have also been affected. With the increasing global awareness of humanity’s role in this decline, combined with the absolute necessity of arthropods in the continued functioning of ecosystems on which humans also depend, arthropod conservation has received renewed interest. This conflicts with traditionally destructive entomological study methods. Alternatives exist, and this webinar will present arguments for the appropriateness of such methods, providing a few examples of non-destructive methods.
Date: 2 April 2025 at 10:00 a.m. CET | 4:00 a.m. EDT | 4:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 852 7619 6981
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/Insects-2
Register now for free!
Program:
|
Speaker |
Presentation Title |
Time in CET |
Time in CST Asia |
|
Prof. Gábor Lövei |
Chair Introduction |
10:00–10:05 a.m. |
4:00–4:05 p.m. |
|
Prof. Gábor Lövei |
Why do we need more non-lethal methods in entomology? |
10:05–10:25 a.m. |
4:05–4:25 p.m. |
|
Dr. Jana Růžičková |
Radio telemetry in beetle movement research |
10:25–10:45 a.m. |
4:25–4:45 p.m. |
|
Dr. Craig Perl |
Identifying trends in reporting on the ethical treatment of insects in research |
10:45–11:05 a.m. |
4:45–5:05 p.m. |
|
Dr. Marco Ferrante |
The sentinel approach to quantify ecosystem function intensities |
11:05–11:25 a.m. |
5:05–5:25 p.m. |
|
|
Q&A Session |
11:25–11:45 a.m. |
5:25–5:45 p.m. |
|
Prof. Gábor Lövei |
Closing of Webinar |
11:45–12:00 pm |
5:45–6:00 p.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Register anyway and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch.
Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:
- Prof. Gábor Lövei, Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark;
- Dr. Jana Růžičková, HUN-REN-ELTE-MTM Integrative Ecology Research Group & Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology Biological Institute, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary;
- Dr. Craig Perl, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, UK;
- Dr. Marco Ferrante, Functional Agroecology, University of Gottingen, Germany.
Relevant feature papers:
“Multi-Annual Study of Eriogaster catax (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) Oviposition Strategy in Transylvania’s Largest Population: Key Insights for Species Conservation and Local Land Management”
by Cristian Sitar, Geanina Magdalena Sitar, Angela Monica Ionică, Vladimír Hula, Lukáš Spitzer, Alina Simona Rusu and László Rakosy
Insects 2024, 15(10), 794; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100794
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/10/794
“A Portable Photocollector for the Field Collection of Insects in Biodiversity Assessment”
by Behnam Motamedinia, Sophie Cardinal, Scott Kelso, Carolyn Callaghan, Khorshid Ghahari, John F. Wilmshurst and Jeff Skevington
Insects 2024, 15(11), 896; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15110896
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/11/896
“A Decade of Protecting Insect Biodiversity: The Impact of Multifunctional Margins in an Intensive Vegetable System”
by Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo, Fernando Santa, Oscar Aguado-Martin, Ana Lia Gayan-Quijano, Rodrigo Aguado-Sanz, Luis Miranda-Barroso and Francisco Garcia-Verde
Insects 2025, 16(2), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16020118
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/2/118
“Unveiling Arthropod Responses to Climate Change: A Functional Trait Analysis in Intensive Pastures”
by Sophie Wallon, François Rigal, Catarina D. Melo, Rui B. Elias and Paulo A. V. Borges
Insects 2024, 15(9), 677; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090677
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/9/677
