About this Group
Forests
Insects and their allies play a key role in forest ecosystem function, supporting processes such as decomposition and pollination. They are important to the natural control of pest species, whilst also forming the main part of this group.
This Special Interest Group provides a friendly and inclusive forum for the sharing of all aspects of study and investigation involving forest invertebrates, and welcomes anyone interested in their interactions with trees, woodlands and forests. The group aims to meet annually to share research and observations related to forest invertebrates, including their conservation, management (e.g. of damaging species), and ecosystem services. All sessions and membership are informal and we welcome amateur entomologists, students, practitioners, academics and anyone with an interest in forests and the invertebrates within them.
Don’t miss out on Forest Invertebrate News in Antenna, where we shine a spotlight on forest invertebrate species, recent research developments, topics of interest and many other areas. Short articles written by the wider group (including yourself) are actively encouraged.
New participants are very welcome from anywhere in the world, and can contact the convenors for details, to be added to the mailing list, or to offer a short piece of wider interest to the group for inclusion in a regular Antenna magazine article.
Convenors
Activities
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2024 Forest Invertebrates: Challenges and Solutions
2 May 2024
This online meeting highlighted a range of topical issues facing forest invertebrates in Britain and beyond, taking a challenges vs solutions approach. Broken into two halves, the morning discussed the challenges we are facing and the afternoon focused on solutions, with a conservation focus. Topics are drawn from the RES Grand Challenges themes, including changing pest threats,, climate change impacts, conservation options and outlook, drivers and consequences of change, monitoring techniques, and other problems facing forest invertebrates, such as declines in abundance or diversity, habitat loss, or management issues etc.
Read more about the event.
