The Importance of Insects
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Slides from the Deschutes Land Trust's Nature Night presentation by Dr. Tara Cornelisse, Senior Scientist with the Endangered Species Program at the Center for Biological Diversity considering the importance of insects in our environment.
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The Importance of Insects
- 1. The Importance of Insects Tara Cornelisse, PhD @ConservationBug Deschutes Land Trust February 17th, 2021
- 2. Kerry Kelly / Public domain Bruce Marlin / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5) @Conservationbug
- 5. Todd A. Ugine Copyright 2021 Tim Eisele
- 6. Copyright © 2021 CBSE Class Notes Online - Classnotes123
- 7. Other Invertebrates Erin Hodgson goldenrod crab spider by Susan Masta/PSU
- 8. Biodiversity
- 9. Insect Ecology and Behavior
- 10. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jean_hort/3049109271 By Alvesgaspar - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2 986559 Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) Donkey shot / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- sa/3.0) Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)
- 13. What’s happening now? Seeing major insect losses
- 18. David L. Wagner et al. PNAS 2021 ©2021 by National Academy of Sciences
- 19. Cameron, Sydney A., and Ben M. Sadd. "Global trends in bumble bee health." Annual review of entomology 65 (2020): 209-232.
- 20. Bumble bees
- 21. The bumblebee story: habitat loss, pesticides, and pathogens
- 22. What can you do? Think like a bumblebee. FLOWERS! Reduce mowing No pesticides! https://xerces.org/pollinator- conservation/pollinator-friendly-plant-lists Support the Endangered Species Act Large-leaved lupine. Photo: Jay Mather.
- 23. What about other bees? Cavity nesting
- 24. Ground nesting bees >70% of bee species Embrace bare ground!
- 25. Community Science! Ex. Oregon Bee Atlas, iNaturalist Need data for ESA Listing and understanding
- 26. The Endangered Species Act and insect conservation
- 28. Bombus occidentalis, Photo by ARCs, USDA Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee, Hadel Go, AMNH CC BY-NC 3.0 US
- 32. How to Save the Monarch Butterflies and Their People Support Support Endangered Species Act protection Plant Plant native milkweed and spring- fall flowers Oppose Oppose pesticides •Eat organic corn and soy, when possible Fight Fight climate change Support Support communities in Mexico and protect overwinter sites in US
- 33. What you can do for other insects
- 35. New Policies Ex. Saving America’s Pollinators Act- Coming back soon!
- 36. Harvey, Jeffrey A., et al. "International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery." Nature Ecology & Evolution 4.2 (2020): 174-176.
- 37. Thank you! @ConservationBug Copyright © 2017 EdSullivan
Editor's Notes
- Tara’s intro slide