Bees as environmental and toxicological bioindicators in the light of pesticide non-targeted exposure

D Sukkar, J Falla-Angel, P Laval-Gilly - Science of The Total Environment, 2025 - Elsevier
Pesticides have a significant impact on the environment, harming valuable non-target
organisms like bees. Honeybees, in particular, are ideal bioindicators of pesticide exposure …

Oviposition decisions under environment-induced physiological stress in parasitoids

P Yadav, RM Borges - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Parasitoids make complex decisions while locating hosts for oviposition.•
Oviposition decisions are consequences of associative learning and memory.•High …

Long‐term drought triggers severe declines in carabid beetles in a temperate forest

F Weiss, H von Wehrden, A Linde - Ecography, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence for widespread declines in arthropods is growing and climate change is one of the
suspected drivers. Recent droughts in Europe were unprecedented in the previous centuries …

Global insect herbivory and its response to climate change

M Liu, P Jiang, JM Chase, X Liu - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Herbivorous insects consume a large proportion of the energy flow in terrestrial ecosystems
and play a major role in the dynamics of plant populations and communities. However, high …

Pollinators respond positively to urban green space enhancements using wild and ornamental flowers

O Poole, A Costa, CN Kaiser‐Bunbury… - Insect Conservation …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Pollinator diversity and abundance are under direct threat from human activities. Despite
societal dependence on pollinators for crop production, humankind continues to drive …

Extensive mismatch between protected areas and biodiversity hotspots of Iranian Lepidoptera

S Noori, D Rödder, M Soofi… - Insect Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Amidst the era of rapid decline in insect diversity, the role of protected areas (PAs) in
conserving current insect diversity is more significant than ever. Previous studies indicate …

[HTML][HTML] Sites and species contribution to the β-diversity of Odonata assemblages in Haiti: Implications for conservation

PM Beaujour, G Loranger-Merciris, F Cézilly - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the ecological determinants of assemblage diversity in freshwater insects is
of crucial importance for conservation biology and environmental management. This is …

Monitoring insect numbers and biodiversity with a vertical-beam entomological radar

VA Drake, Z Hao, H Wang - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Concerns about perceived widespread declines in insect numbers have led to recognition of
a requirement for long-term monitoring of insect biodiversity. Here we examine whether an …

Evidence for regional-scale declines in carabid beetles in old lowland beech forests following a period of severe drought

F Weiss, S Winter, D Pflugmacher, T Kolling, A Linde - Landscape Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Context Evidence for declines in insect populations is growing with climate change being
one suspected driver. Forests, however, are still underrepresented in the relevant research …

[HTML][HTML] Using AI to prevent the insect apocalypse: toward new environmental risk assessment procedures

L Gandara, AL Foreman, J Crocker - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2025 - Elsevier
Insect populations are declining globally, with multiple potential drivers identified. However,
experimental data are needed to understand their relative contributions. We highlight the …