[Syrphidae] participating in Biodivera+call, looking for labs rearing syrphidae

[w.v.steenis at casema.nl]

Dear all,

 

I'm asked to help in a biodiversa+ proposal of prof. P.A. Jansen and Dr. E.
Jongejans (both from the Netherlands). We aim to investigate the role of
several factors (nitrogen, pesticides, climate factors, EMR) in the decline
of hoverflies in Europe. 

We are now looking for partners who could en would like to join the
proposal. The due date for a preproposal is first week of November, so time
is very limited. 

 

The project will include both lab work and fieldwork. The most urgent part
we are looking for is people who could establish (or already have
established) rearings of hoverflies for the lab experiments (preferably
species of all major larval feeding strategies and both common and rare /
declining species). 

 

We are also looking into institutions who could join the proposal and
organize fieldwork in their country and other participating countries.

 

More information on the Biodivera+ call is available at
<https://www.biodiversa.eu/2025/09/09/2025-2026-joint-call/>
https://www.biodiversa.eu/2025/09/09/2025-2026-joint-call/. Here you could
check whether your country is a participating country and whether you fit
the national / regional eligibility criteria.

 

Please let us know if you are interested to be involved in the proposal and
on what funding.

 

If you have any suggestions on people to contact, that would be very helpful
as well.

 

Cheers,

 

Wouter

 

 

Wouter van Steenis MSc

Ecologist Natuurmonumenten, The Netherlands

 

The Netherlands

 

+31 6 21218409

w.v.steenis at casema.nl <mailto:w.v.steenis at casema.nl> 

w.vansteenis at natuurmonumenten.nl <mailto:w.vansteenis at natuurmonumenten.nl> 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wouter-Steenis

 

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