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| Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie | |
|---|---|
| Name | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie |
| Type | Learned society |
| Region served | Germany |
| Language | German |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie is a German learned society dedicated to the study of insects, combining basic and applied entomology. The society interacts with universities, museums, research institutes, botanical gardens and agricultural agencies to advance entomological knowledge and practice. It maintains links with international organizations, funding bodies and scientific publishers to disseminate research across Europe and beyond.
Founded in the late 19th or early 20th century amid a surge of natural history societies, the society emerged in the same milieu as Zoological Society of London, Royal Entomological Society, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Museum für Naturkunde, and university departments such as Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Hamburg, and University of Göttingen. Its development paralleled professionalization moves seen in institutions like Max Planck Society, Leibniz Association, Prussian Academy of Sciences, and responded to applied needs highlighted by agencies such as Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Germany), Bayer, and Friedrich Loeffler Institute. The society's membership and leadership included entomologists associated with collections at Senckenberg Museum, Natural History Museum, London, Smithsonian Institution, and botanical collaborations with Botanic Garden of Berlin-Dahlem, integrating work comparable to that of Karl von Frisch and contemporaries in morphology and systematics.
The society's stated objectives include promoting taxonomy, ecology, pest management, and conservation through collaboration with institutions such as European Commission, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Health Organization, and national agencies like Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung. It supports research themes encountered at conferences of the Entomological Society of America, International Congress of Entomology, and regional bodies such as Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica. Activities encompass specimen curation tied to Naturalis Biodiversity Center, databases akin to Global Biodiversity Information Facility, and training linked to universities like Technical University of Munich and University of Freiburg.
Membership spans academic researchers from University of Leipzig, applied scientists from Julius Kühn-Institut, curators from Museum für Naturkunde, students affiliated with Technical University of Berlin, and practitioners from agricultural bodies such as Thünen Institute and industry partners like BASF. Governance reflects committee structures found in German Research Foundation panels, with working groups coordinating entomological commissions analogous to those in International Union for Conservation of Nature and collaborative networks similar to European Food Safety Authority working groups.
The society publishes proceedings and supports journals that mirror formats of titles like Entomologia Generalis, Journal of Economic Entomology, ZooKeys, Mitteilungen des Museums für Naturkunde, and other periodicals comparable to Nature Ecology & Evolution and Biological Conservation. It curates monographs, species checklists, and faunal surveys consistent with practices at Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society and regional floras and faunas produced by institutions such as Bavarian State Collection of Zoology.
Annual meetings often follow models set by the International Congress of Entomology, with satellite symposia inspired by gatherings like European Congress of Arachnology, regional workshops held in concert with German Botanical Society events, and collaborative sessions with agencies such as Federal Environment Agency (Germany). Meetings host keynote speakers from institutions like Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, University of Oxford, University of California, Davis, and invite contributions from networks including CABI and European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Research promoted by the society spans taxonomy, systematics, insect physiology, and integrated pest management, linking to laboratories at Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, and applied research at Julius Kühn-Institut. Contributions include species descriptions comparable in scope to work published in Zootaxa, applied control strategies used by Food and Agriculture Organization programs, and conservation measures aligned with Natura 2000 objectives. Collaborative projects have interfaced with databases such as Global Biodiversity Information Facility and standards from organizations like International Organization for Standardization where relevant.
The society confers awards and medals mirroring honors given by bodies such as Royal Entomological Society, Entomological Society of America, and research prizes from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and German Research Foundation. Recipients often include researchers affiliated with University of Würzburg, University of Tübingen, University of Cologne, and curators from Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung and Museum Koenig.
Category:Scientific societies based in Germany Category:Entomological societies