Dear colleagues I am busy with a study looking at pathways and risks of intentionally introduced terrestrial invertebrates. I am therefore looking for information on such pathways, and the taxa involved in them.
So far, I collected information on the following uses of terrestrial invertebrates: biocontrol for commercial production (agriculture) biocontrol for environmental control pollination silk production pet trade (+ food for pets) habitat and soil improvement/ restoration (e.g. dung beetles) human food animal feed model taxa for school laboratory model animals for scientific experiments waste processing bioweapons *bait for fishing *ornamental trade *medicinal use *eating flesh off bones for museum collections (e.g. dermestids) *colour production *managed relocation I am still missing suitable references for many of them (marked with an asterisk). I am mainly interested in the taxa traded, the impacts caused by them, and other risk related issues. Also, please let me know if you are aware of any other reason for intentional introductions of terrestrial invertebrates. Please send information directly to [email protected] I thank you very much in advance! Best regards Sabrina Kumschick
