Insect declines are being reported worldwide for flying, ground, and aquatic lineages. Most
reports come from western and northern Europe, where the insect fauna is well-studied and …

During the last five years the scientific knowledge on insects as food and feed has been
growing exponentially. At the same time, the industrial sector is increasingly engaged in …

Here we build on the manifesto 'World Scientists' Warning to Humanity, issued by the
Alliance of World Scientists. As a group of conservation biologists deeply concerned about …

Aim Urbanization is one of the most significant anthropogenic alterations of the surface of
the Earth and constitutes a major threat to biodiversity at the global level. Arthropods are a …

The aculeate wasps are one of the most diverse and speciose insect taxa; they are
omnipresent across ecosystems and exhibit diverse co‐evolutionary and exploitative …

The majority of conservation efforts and public attention are focused on large, charismatic
mammals and birds such as tigers, pandas and penguins, yet the bulk of animal life, whether …

The world is seeking hard for sustainable agricultural practices with one of the prime
objectives to improve crop yield through effective pest management. Scientific diaspora has …

In Germany, the decline of insect biomass was observed in nature conservation areas in
agricultural landscapes. One of the main causal factors discussed is the use of synthetic …

Insects and other arthropods are central to terrestrial ecosystems. However, data are lacking
regarding their global population abundance. We synthesized thousands of evaluations …

In focusing on how organisms' generalizable functional properties (traits) interact
mechanistically with environments across spatial scales and levels of biological …