The activities of the Society will be of interest to all entomologists. They can be summarised as being:
- A series of Monthly Meetings [1] usually held in St Albans on the first Wednesday of each month (except August and September)
- A series of international symposia held biennially
- An Annual National Science meeting
- Regional Meetings [1]
- Special Interest Groups [2]
- Publication of renowned journals [3]
- Publication of "Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects" [4]
- Continuing development of a world-renowned entomological library [5]
- Support to overseas expeditions
- Publishing "Antenna" [3], the Society's house journal
- Society News
- National Insect Week [6] - a biennial event
- Insect Festival [7] - a biennial event