Course content

Contains eight recorded speaker presentations and Q&A transcripts

  1. Beetle Research & Conservation Virtual Symposium

  2. Buglife's Beetle Conservation Projects in the UK

  3. The Tansy Beetle: Contrasting Biology of River and Fenland Populations

  4. Lifting the Lid on Pot Beetle Ecology

  5. For the Love of Longhorns: Surveying for Blood Red Longhorn Beetle

  6. Celebrating Ladybirds: Developing Our Knowledge Through Citizen Science

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What presentations will feature in this virtual symposium?

Aimed at entomologists, conservation practitioners, and nature enthusiasts looking to broaden their knowledge of Coleoptera research and conservation projects.

  • Explore Buglife’s conservation projects and the practical measures supporting threatened beetle species in the UK.

  • Compare the contrasting biology and conservation needs of Tansy Beetle populations in York and the East Anglian Fens.

  • Discover key ecological insights into pot beetles, their rarity factors, and research methods aiding recovery.

  • Understand the outcomes of recent Blood Red Longhorn Beetle surveys and their significance for conservation action.

  • Delve into four beetle-focused entoLIVE webinars on ladybirds, dung beetles, water beetles and glow-worms.

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Virtual Sympsoiums

This content was generated through our virtual symposium programme. These one-off events cover a wide range of conservation, ecology and natural history topics such as Biodiversity Net Gain, biological recording and wildlife gardening.