Arthropods are declining globally, and entomologists ought to be in the forefront of
protecting them. However, entomological study methods are typically lethal, and we argue …

Bumblebees are ubiquitous, cold‐adapted eusocial bees found worldwide from subarctic to
tropical regions of the world. They are key pollinators in most temperate and boreal …

Monitoring animals in their natural habitat is essential for advancement of animal
behavioural studies, especially in pollination studies. Non-invasive techniques are preferred …

Climate change is predicted to affect host–parasite interactions, and for some hosts, parasite
infection is expected to increase with rising temperatures. Global population declines of …

One of the most dramatic changes occurring on our planet is the ever-increasing extensive
use of artificial light at night, which drastically altered the environment to which nocturnal …

Highlights•Ecologists need technological solutions for acquiring large datasets in the
field.•Field-deployed e-ecology tools are constrained by power draw and reliability …

Managing road verges to promote diverse and flower-rich plant communities has been
proposed to mitigate the decline of pollinating insects caused by the loss of natural and semi …

Highlights•Bumble bees often follow linear features like paths and roads to navigate.•The
structure of exploration flights is shaped by landscape features.•Bees use experience of …

It all started with a spark. Let us rewind back to 1887, in Germany. The days were getting
cooler in the garden of the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe as Heinrich Rudolf Hertz …

Bumblebees are one of the most commonly studied pollinators, but they are declining in
large parts of their distribution. Whether bumblebees can cope with anthropogenic …