A5046177275- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Silk-based biomaterials and applications
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Rings, Modules, and Algebras
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- German History and Society
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union
2021-2025
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2021-2023
Museum für Naturkunde
2011-2015
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2010-2014
University of Basel
2009
National Museum Wales
2009
Natural History Museum of Basel
2006-2009
University of Zurich
1974
Abstract In Germany, the decline of insect biomass was observed in nature conservation areas agricultural landscapes. One main causal factors discussed is use synthetic pesticides conventional agriculture. a Germany-wide field study, we collected flying insects using Malaise traps adjacent to land. We used multi-component chemical trace element analysis detect 92 common ethanol from sampled May and August 2020. total, residues 47 current were detected, samples on average contaminated with...
The worldwide rapid declines in insect and plant abundance diversity that have occurred the past decades gained public attention demand for political actions to counteract these are growing. Rapid large-scale biomonitoring can aid observing changes provide information decisions land management species protection. Malaise traps long been used sampling when insects captured traps, they carry traces of plants visited on body surface or as digested food material gut contents. Metabarcoding...
Spiders are abundantly found in nature and most ecosystems, making up more than 47 000 species. This ecological success is part due to the exceptional mechanics of spider web, with its strength, toughness, elasticity robustness, which originate from hierarchical structures all way sequence design web architecture. It a unique example high-performance material design. In particular, survive different environments, spiders have optimized adapted their architecture by providing housing,...
Nature reserves are one of the most important instruments for biodiversity protection and to limit regional species extinctions. However, these functions can only be fulfilled if environmental influences from surroundings, such as agrochemical inputs do not negatively affect protected habitats. Here, we compare effectiveness conservation measures under influence yield-optimized cultivation in Germany using vegetation analyses transects edge core areas at 21 sites. By analysing nitrogen...
Five years after a German study on insect biomass described multi-decade decline in nature protected habitats, the DINA (Diversity of Insects Nature Areas) project has investigated status insects 21 selected reserves across Germany 2020 and 2021. We used same methods protocols for trapping measuring flying as earlier study. Across two vegetation periods, we accumulated comprehensive data set 1621 points two-week emptying intervals to evaluate along gradients from arable land into through...
Abstract Currently, knowledge of arthropod diversity and distributions in terrestrial habitats is limited due to a lack taxonomists consistent monitoring, hindering insect conservation efforts. To address this, we conducted an extensive country‐wide study Germany using year‐long Malaise trap monitoring effort supported by citizen scientists. Our provides benchmark species occurrence 21 German nature‐protected areas. Metabarcoding methods revealed unexpectedly high small‐scale largely...
Apart from aphids and scales, 52 additional Sternorrhyncha hemipteran species alien to Europe have been identified within Aleyrodidae (27 whitefly species), Phylloxeroidea (9 adelgids, 2 phylloxerans) Psylloidea (14 of jumping plant-lice) in addition 12 Auchenorrhyncha (mostly Cicadellidae- 8 species). At present, the represent 39% total fauna 36% adelgid occuring Europe. The proportion is insignificant other groups. arrival phylloxerans adelgids appeared peak during first part 20th century....
Abstract In recent years, the decline of insect biodiversity and imminent loss provided ecosystem functions services has received public attention raised demand for political action. The complex, multi-causal contributors to require a broad interdisciplinary cross-sectoral approach that addresses ecological social aspects find sustainable solutions. project Diversity Insects in Nature protected Areas (DINA) assesses communities 21 nature reserves Germany, considers interactions with plant...
Abstract Insect declines and biodiversity loss have attracted much attention in recent years, but lack of comprehensive data, conflicting interests among stakeholders insufficient policy guidance hinder progress preserving biodiversity. The project DINA (Diversity Insects Nature protected Areas) investigates insect communities 21 nature reserves Germany. All selected conservation sites border arable land, with agricultural practices assumed to influence populations. We taught citizen...
Significance Spiders, silks, and webs have survived prospered for millions of years, making them an evolutionary success. Learning how spiders used their silks to adapt environmental pressures fascinated many fields research such as biomedicine, biology, engineering. Because silk’s nanoscale size the complex web architecture, little is known about architecture mechanics three-dimensional (3D) spider during construction. This work comprehensively investigates structure, mechanics,...
The Hemiptera, with approximately 98 000 species, is one of the largest insect orders. Most species feed by sucking sap from plant tissues and are thus often vectors for economically important phytopathogens. Well known within this group large cicadas (Cicadomorpha: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae) because they produce extremely loud airborne sounds. Less well their mostly tiny relatives, leafhoppers, spittlebugs, treehoppers planthoppers that communicate silent vibrational signals. While generation...
s Im Kontext des Insektenrückgangs und landwirtschaftlicher Nutzung als einem bedeutenden Verursacher kommt Naturschutzgebieten den FFH-Gebieten europäischen Natura-2000-Netzes eine wachsende Bedeutung zum Erhalt der lokalen
Abstract Five years after the well-known study on insect biomass decline in nature protected habitats Germany over three decades, project DINA (Diversity of Insects Nature Areas) has investigated status insects 21 selected reserves across 2020 and 2021. We used same methods protocols for trapping measuring flying as mentioned study. Across two seasons, we accumulated a comprehensive data set 1621 points two-week emptying intervals. The measured overall remained at low levels corresponds to...
Abstract The decline of insect abundance and richness has been documented for decades received increased attention in recent years. In 2017, a study by Hallmann colleagues on biomasses German nature protected areas great deal provided the impetus creation project Diversity Insects Nature Areas (DINA). aim DINA was to investigate possible causes insects throughout Germany develop strategies managing problem. A major issue protection is lack insect-specific regulations risk assessment...
The Central European species of the taxonomically difficult Holarctic typhlocybine genus Kybos are revised. Currently it is impossible to identify females and nymphs. In addition otherwise diagnostic shape male genitalia linked by intermediates in some morphologically similar nominal species. second important structure, sound apodemes, not yet fully developed teneral males, a fact which was sufficiently taken into consideration authors. present study evaluates morphological variation...
A new species of the cixiid tribe Bennini from Sulawesi is described and a genus erected to accommodate it. This first record discovery this group in subterranean environment. We report preliminary observations its ecology behaviour. According ecological parameters habitat morphological configuration, Celebenna thomarosa ecologically classified as an exapted eutroglophile accidental. (© 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Abstract Three-dimensional spider webs feature highly intricate fiber architectures, which can be represented via 3-D scanning and modeling. To allow novel interpretations of the key features a Cyrtophora citricola web, we translate complex data from original web model into music, using sonification. We map to audio parameters such as pitch, amplitude, envelope. Paired with visual representation, resulting allows unique holistic immersion that describe architecture (fiber distance, lengths,...