About this Group
Agriculture
Horticulture
The need to make agriculture more sustainable is increasingly being recognised, in addition to the fact that agriculture has many different functions in addition to food production. Entomologists know that insects are an important part of farmland biodiversity and provide many essential environmental services. Progress towards sustainability can be achieved through systems of management that minimise negative side-effects whilst maximising positive side-effects. Understanding and balancing the potential benefits and risks of existing and new agricultural technologies play an important part in this context.
The SIG will aim to increase exchange of information on entomology-related aspects of these complex issues and to raise the profile of insects as an important component of farmland biodiversity.
Subjects to be covered include e.g. potential effects of novel crops (e.g. GM crops and energy crops) and the impacts of environmental stewardship schemes on insects.
Jasper Hubert
Kelly Jowett
Alex Dye
Michael Garratt
James Kitson
Toby Wright
Convenors
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James Kitson
FERA Science Ltd
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Toby Wright
Adventure Plus
Activities
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2024 Sustainable Agriculture: Innovations in research and practice
8 November 2024
This meeting covered all aspects of entomology for sustainable agriculture but specifically focused on recent innovations in how we manage and monitor insects, and the translation of these innovations into agricultural practice. Alongside invited talks from some exceptional leading researchers across these topics, attendees were invited to bring and present portable equipment linked to their work in an innovative spin on traditional poster sessions.
Welcoming Keynote speakers Sam Cook (Rothamsted Research), James Kitson (FERA Science Ltd) and Kirsten Miller (Environment Strategy Directorate, DEFRA).
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2023 Sustainable Agriculture: From monitoring to management
27 September 2023
This meeting covered all aspects of entomology for sustainable agriculture, with specific focus on biomonitoring, translation of research into practice and engagement of practitioners and the public. Alongside invited talks from some exceptional leading researchers across these topics, we held an interactive session on current advances in biomonitoring, how this subfield may evolve into the future and the implications of this for land management and policy.
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