BugNet
@bugnet.bsky.social
We are a global ecological research network that aims to assess the impact of invertebrate herbivores and pathogenic fungi on plant communities and ecosystems. ππ±π¦ π @slfdavos.bsky.social @unibe.ch
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@bugnet.bsky.social
Β· Jan 18
Welcome to our brand new BugNet-Bluesky account! @annekempel.bsky.social @suzeveringham.bsky.social and @bota-jb.bsky.social are skeeting here about latest news from the BugNet research network ππ±π¦ π
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π Experiments are central to understanding community dynamics, yet their use is declining.
We're trying to understand why.
If you work in community ecology, we'd really appreciate your input in a quick survey (<5 mins).
ππΌ link.webropolsurveys.com/S/2022629791...
Reposts welcome!
We're trying to understand why.
If you work in community ecology, we'd really appreciate your input in a quick survey (<5 mins).
ππΌ link.webropolsurveys.com/S/2022629791...
Reposts welcome!
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November 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
π Experiments are central to understanding community dynamics, yet their use is declining.
We're trying to understand why.
If you work in community ecology, we'd really appreciate your input in a quick survey (<5 mins).
ππΌ link.webropolsurveys.com/S/2022629791...
Reposts welcome!
We're trying to understand why.
If you work in community ecology, we'd really appreciate your input in a quick survey (<5 mins).
ππΌ link.webropolsurveys.com/S/2022629791...
Reposts welcome!
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The @bugnet.bsky.social Delegation from @slfdavos.bsky.social very much enjoyed the first day of #BES2025 in Edinburgh! Donβt miss our posters on herbivore interactions under current and future climate that we will present in the community ecology poster sessions today and tomorrow.
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The @bugnet.bsky.social Delegation from @slfdavos.bsky.social very much enjoyed the first day of #BES2025 in Edinburgh! Donβt miss our posters on herbivore interactions under current and future climate that we will present in the community ecology poster sessions today and tomorrow.
BugNet currently includes 36 experimental sites in 18 countries π.
Huge thanks to all collaborators for their enthusiasm and teamwork!!
Weβre also looking for new collaborators to join this global effort to understand how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape ecosystems.
π bug-net.org
Huge thanks to all collaborators for their enthusiasm and teamwork!!
Weβre also looking for new collaborators to join this global effort to understand how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape ecosystems.
π bug-net.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
BugNet currently includes 36 experimental sites in 18 countries π.
Huge thanks to all collaborators for their enthusiasm and teamwork!!
Weβre also looking for new collaborators to join this global effort to understand how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape ecosystems.
π bug-net.org
Huge thanks to all collaborators for their enthusiasm and teamwork!!
Weβre also looking for new collaborators to join this global effort to understand how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape ecosystems.
π bug-net.org
Our first paper from the Bug-Network (BugNet) is out! π
BugNet is a global network studying how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape plant diversity & ecosystem functioning worldwide. The paper reports on the methods of the experimental part:
π onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
BugNet is a global network studying how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape plant diversity & ecosystem functioning worldwide. The paper reports on the methods of the experimental part:
π onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The BugβNetwork (BugNet): A Global Experimental Network Testing the Effects of Invertebrate Herbivores and Fungal Pathogens on Plant Communities and Ecosystem Function in Open Ecosystems
The Bug-Network (BugNet) is a novel global collaborative research network that implements standardized consumer-reduction experiments in herbaceous- or shrub-dominated ecosystems to assess the impact...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Our first paper from the Bug-Network (BugNet) is out! π
BugNet is a global network studying how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape plant diversity & ecosystem functioning worldwide. The paper reports on the methods of the experimental part:
π onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
BugNet is a global network studying how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape plant diversity & ecosystem functioning worldwide. The paper reports on the methods of the experimental part:
π onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Congrats, @loveyouleafyou.bsky.social! What a beautiful field site π€©
September 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Congrats, @loveyouleafyou.bsky.social! What a beautiful field site π€©
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Finished up the annual sampling and a spray treatment for @joe-atkinson.bsky.social and I @bugnet.bsky.social sites out at Fowlers Gap. Blue skies and red earth always a great backdrop for fieldwork
August 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Finished up the annual sampling and a spray treatment for @joe-atkinson.bsky.social and I @bugnet.bsky.social sites out at Fowlers Gap. Blue skies and red earth always a great backdrop for fieldwork
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Our paper on unifying theory around biodiversityβconsumer relationships (pathogens & herbivores) is now out in TREE!
I hope it helps those navigating the forest of theories & hypotheses in this space to see more clearly π€
Check out @fletcher-h.bsky.social great summary of the paper here π
I hope it helps those navigating the forest of theories & hypotheses in this space to see more clearly π€
Check out @fletcher-h.bsky.social great summary of the paper here π
As a special Earth Day gift, our new paper integrating decades of related, but siloed research on how changing biodiversity drives plant disease and herbivory is out today in TREE www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thanks to @idiv-research.bsky.social for supporting our sConsume working group!
Thanks to @idiv-research.bsky.social for supporting our sConsume working group!
Towards an integrative mechanistic framework for biodiversityβconsumer relationships
Terrestrial plant diversity plays a pivotal role in influencing the abundance, diversity, and impacts of herbivores and pathogens (collectively, plantβ¦
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April 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Our paper on unifying theory around biodiversityβconsumer relationships (pathogens & herbivores) is now out in TREE!
I hope it helps those navigating the forest of theories & hypotheses in this space to see more clearly π€
Check out @fletcher-h.bsky.social great summary of the paper here π
I hope it helps those navigating the forest of theories & hypotheses in this space to see more clearly π€
Check out @fletcher-h.bsky.social great summary of the paper here π
Postdoc position available with one of our BugNet collaborators! Fletcher is great, check it out ππ
Please spread the word - I am looking for a postdoc to join my lab at @osubpp.bsky.social to study diversity and interactions of plants and pathogens in wild and working landscapes!
More information here: agsci-labs.oregonstate.edu/diseaseecolo...
More information here: agsci-labs.oregonstate.edu/diseaseecolo...
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Postdoc position available with one of our BugNet collaborators! Fletcher is great, check it out ππ
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Check out what our @bugnet.bsky.social PhD student Julien Bota is doing at our experimental sites in Davos! @slfdavos.bsky.social
How do herbivores and fungal pathogens shape plant communities in a changing climate? Learn how weβre investing this experimentally on our @bugnet.bsky.social field sites in Davos. π± π youtu.be/3zJhOJqYkcg?... @slfdavos.bsky.social
Plants and their predators in climate change: Julien Bota explains the BugNet experiments in Davos
YouTube video by WSL-Institut fΓΌr Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF
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January 31, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Check out what our @bugnet.bsky.social PhD student Julien Bota is doing at our experimental sites in Davos! @slfdavos.bsky.social
And finally with all the people from both BugNet meetings. Thanks to everyone for joining and the vivid discussions!
January 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
And finally with all the people from both BugNet meetings. Thanks to everyone for joining and the vivid discussions!
Want to join or learn more about BugNet? Join our BugNet info meeting with
@annekempel.bsky.social
online on Wednesday, January 29th 2025 at 9am CET or 3pm CET. Register here for the info meeting: www.bug-net.org π± π
@annekempel.bsky.social
online on Wednesday, January 29th 2025 at 9am CET or 3pm CET. Register here for the info meeting: www.bug-net.org π± π
January 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Want to join or learn more about BugNet? Join our BugNet info meeting with
@annekempel.bsky.social
online on Wednesday, January 29th 2025 at 9am CET or 3pm CET. Register here for the info meeting: www.bug-net.org π± π
@annekempel.bsky.social
online on Wednesday, January 29th 2025 at 9am CET or 3pm CET. Register here for the info meeting: www.bug-net.org π± π
Next Tuesday comes round two for those that could't make it today β we are already looking forward to see you then! ππ±π¦ π
January 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Next Tuesday comes round two for those that could't make it today β we are already looking forward to see you then! ππ±π¦ π
What's the impact of herbivores and pathogens on plant communities? That's what we investigate in our global Bug-network with many collaborators from across the world! Today we had our global meeting - what a great BugNet-spirit! Thank you all for joining!
January 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
What's the impact of herbivores and pathogens on plant communities? That's what we investigate in our global Bug-network with many collaborators from across the world! Today we had our global meeting - what a great BugNet-spirit! Thank you all for joining!
BugNet is growing! Explore our field sites and collaborator network here: www.bug-net.org/collaborators/
January 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
BugNet is growing! Explore our field sites and collaborator network here: www.bug-net.org/collaborators/
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Starter pack about researchers interested in plant-herbivore and plant-pathogen interactions! This list is by far not complete - so please help me to get it extended. Leave suggestions or self-nominations in the comments and I'll add you.
go.bsky.app/4JR67t6
go.bsky.app/4JR67t6
November 15, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Starter pack about researchers interested in plant-herbivore and plant-pathogen interactions! This list is by far not complete - so please help me to get it extended. Leave suggestions or self-nominations in the comments and I'll add you.
go.bsky.app/4JR67t6
go.bsky.app/4JR67t6
BugNet family meeting at the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos with @annekempel.bsky.social, Eric Allan, Jana Stewart, Sergio Rasmann and @bota-jb.bsky.social #WBF2024 π±ππ
June 18, 2024 at 8:30 PM
BugNet family meeting at the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos with @annekempel.bsky.social, Eric Allan, Jana Stewart, Sergio Rasmann and @bota-jb.bsky.social #WBF2024 π±ππ
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π« Teatime in @BugNet_research! Lots of green an roibos tea is packed and shipped to our collaborators to test the importance of aboveground insectπ , fungal pathogensπ¦ and molluscsπ for decomposition π΅
May 31, 2024 at 5:56 AM
π« Teatime in @BugNet_research! Lots of green an roibos tea is packed and shipped to our collaborators to test the importance of aboveground insectπ , fungal pathogensπ¦ and molluscsπ for decomposition π΅
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A very warm welcome to our @bugnet.bsky.social intern LΓ©on Lepesant who will join our team @slfdavos.bsky.social for this summer!
June 4, 2024 at 3:45 PM
A very warm welcome to our @bugnet.bsky.social intern LΓ©on Lepesant who will join our team @slfdavos.bsky.social for this summer!
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The @slfdavos.bsky.social
@bugnet.bsky.social team well represented #Biology24Zurich. Come to the poster of our master student Trix Junghardt to learn about first insights about drivers of herbivore and pathogen damage in alpine plant communities!
-with @annekempel.bsky.social
@bugnet.bsky.social team well represented #Biology24Zurich. Come to the poster of our master student Trix Junghardt to learn about first insights about drivers of herbivore and pathogen damage in alpine plant communities!
-with @annekempel.bsky.social
January 18, 2024 at 2:47 PM
The @slfdavos.bsky.social
@bugnet.bsky.social team well represented #Biology24Zurich. Come to the poster of our master student Trix Junghardt to learn about first insights about drivers of herbivore and pathogen damage in alpine plant communities!
-with @annekempel.bsky.social
@bugnet.bsky.social team well represented #Biology24Zurich. Come to the poster of our master student Trix Junghardt to learn about first insights about drivers of herbivore and pathogen damage in alpine plant communities!
-with @annekempel.bsky.social
Welcome to our brand new BugNet-Bluesky account! @annekempel.bsky.social @suzeveringham.bsky.social and @bota-jb.bsky.social are skeeting here about latest news from the BugNet research network ππ±π¦ π
January 18, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Welcome to our brand new BugNet-Bluesky account! @annekempel.bsky.social @suzeveringham.bsky.social and @bota-jb.bsky.social are skeeting here about latest news from the BugNet research network ππ±π¦ π