CONSERVATION CHALLENGE IN AGRICULTURE AND THE ROLE OF ENTOMOLOGISTS

Conservationists and agriculturists must work together toward the comm on goal of satisfying growing human population needs while maintaining natural resources and ecological processes critical to long-term huma n survival. The study of invertebrates has perhaps the greatest potent ial for contributing to this goal through theoretical, practical, and educational advancements. I discuss my view of the resulting challenge to entomologists with emphasis on insect conservation, sustainable ag riculture, and environmental education.