Swiss Entomological Society (SEG)

Current:

> NEWS (04.08.22): "BeweiDung: Dungkäfer und ihre Rolle in Weideökosystemen" Tagung der Österreichischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft (ÖEG, www.entomologie.org) in Illmitz am 01.10.2022 mit Exkursion in den Nationalparks am 02.10.2022. Anmeldung zur Veranstaltung von 01.08.-15.09.2022 bei Carina Zittra (Geschäftsführerin der ÖEG) <office@entomologie.org>

> NEWS (06.07.22): new topical collection in Alpine Entomology on "Impacts of alien insects in the Alpine ecosystem": LINK to announcement on Pensoft blog & full details on journal site

> NAHIMA– Natural science collections online by ETH library - virtual infrastructure to make natural science collections accessible to researchers in an efficient and clear way: LINK to news article

> Interesting session at Intecol 2022 (28.8-2.9.22, hybrid format): S3.4 Insect decline: temperate versus tropical trends
(organized by Yves Basset, Thibault Lachat, Nadir Alvarez)

"This session will present new data on insect population dynamics; will contrast potential insect conservation threats and insect decline in temperate and tropical areas; and will identify convergent/diverging population patterns for temperate and tropical insect communities, bridging the gap between entomologists studying them."

> NEW: red lists for dragonflies and native cicadas (BAFU/CSCF)

> Radio interview with Thibault Lachat on the topic of "Peut-on sauver les insectes ? (1/5) - Comment éviter lʹextinction ?": LINK

> Personal statements of entomologists concerning the state of our insect fauna

News:

Insects — Boundless diversity

Insects are by far the most diverse group of living organisms. There are over 30’000 species in Switzerland, or approximately ten times more insects than plants! In addition to their spectacular diversity, insects have a significant impact on our environment and daily lives.

On this website, we regularly publish insect news from all fields of research. Let yourself be inspired!