Emerging technologies revolutionise insect ecology and monitoring

R Van Klink, T August, Y Bas, P Bodesheim… - Trends in ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth, but their small size and high diversity
have always made them challenging to study. Recent technological advances have the …

Understanding the ecological and evolutionary function of stopover in migrating birds

H Schmaljohann, C Eikenaar, N Sapir - Biological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Global movement patterns of migratory birds illustrate their fascinating physical and
physiological abilities to cross continents and oceans. During their voyages, most birds land …

Deep learning and computer vision will transform entomology

TT Høye, J Ärje, K Bjerge, OLP Hansen… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Most animal species on Earth are insects, and recent reports suggest that their abundance is
in drastic decline. Although these reports come from a wide range of insect taxa and regions …

Massive seasonal high-altitude migrations of nocturnal insects above the agricultural plains of East China

J Huang, H Feng, VA Drake, DR Reynolds… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Long-distance migrations of insects contribute to ecosystem functioning but also have
important economic impacts when the migrants are pests or provide ecosystem services. We …

Interpreting insect declines: seven challenges and a way forward

RK Didham, Y Basset, CM Collins… - Insect Conservation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many insect species are under threat from the anthropogenic drivers of global change.
There have been numerous well‐documented examples of insect population declines and …

Forests are critically important to global pollinator diversity and enhance pollination in adjacent crops

M Ulyshen, KR Urban‐Mead, JB Dorey… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although the importance of natural habitats to pollinator diversity is widely recognized, the
value of forests to pollinating insects has been largely overlooked in many parts of the world …

Long-term insect censuses capture progressive loss of ecosystem functioning in East Asia

Y Zhou, H Zhang, D Liu, A Khashaveh, Q Li… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Insects provide critical ecosystem services such as biological pest control, in which natural
enemies (NE) regulate the populations of crop-feeding herbivores (H). While H-NE …

Individual tracking reveals long-distance flight-path control in a nocturnally migrating moth

MHM Menz, M Scacco, HM Bürki-Spycher, HJ Williams… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Each year, trillions of insects make long-range seasonal migrations. These movements are
relatively well understood at a population level, but how individual insects achieve them …

Migration in butterflies: a global overview

S Chowdhury, RA Fuller, H Dingle… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Insect populations including butterflies are declining worldwide, and they are becoming an
urgent conservation priority in many regions. Understanding which butterfly species migrate …

Biopesticides and insect pollinators: Detrimental effects, outdated guidelines, and future directions

F Cappa, D Baracchi, R Cervo - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
As synthetic pesticides play a major role in pollinator decline worldwide, biopesticides have
been gaining increased attention to develop more sustainable methods for pest …