The Institute of Entomology is a scientific institution of basic and applied research in areas, in which insects are either in focus of attention (insect pests, species useful for environment monitoring etc.) or serve as suitable models for the solution of general biological problems.

The Institute is located in the town of Ceské Budejovice, about 160 km south of Prague, the capital of the Czech Repuplic.

The more than ninety Institute's researchers and PhD students conduct research in a variety of fields, ranging from molecular biology to ecology.

The Institute co-publishes the European Journal of Entomology (EJE).

News & Events

Innate insect immunity

3. 6. - 4. 6. 2013

Insect Innate Immunity

Workshop on insect innate immunity

Focus on

Mapping of sex-linked genes in the codling moth

9. 4. 2013

Neo-sex chromosomes in tortricid pests

In this work published in PNAS we present conclusive evidence on the evolutionary origin of sex chromosomes in tortricid moths.

Kill Bill wasp

19. 3. 2013

Parasitic wasp named after Kill Bill character

An article led by Prof. Donald Quicke describes three new species of parasitic wasp; one after Beatrix Kiddo from Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill’ film...

Pyrrhocoris apterus (photo Jan Erhart)

12. 3. 2013

To diapause or to reproduce? Circadian genes and juvenile hormone decide.

Publication in PNAS reveals a mechanism controlling seasonal rhythms in insects.

Map of the San Lorenzo (Panama) forest

14. 12. 2012

Rainforest bugs finally counted

A team of 102 researchers from 21 countries, named Project IBISCA-Panama, had been sampling the rainforest from cranes, inflatable platforms, balloons...

Publications

Quicke D. L. J., Smith M. A., Hrček J., Butcher B. A. (2013)

Cystomastacoides van Achterberg (Braconidae, Rogadinae): first host record and descriptions of three new species from Thailand and Papua New Guinea.

Journal of Hymenoptera Research 31, 65-78

Lumbierres B., Starý P., Pons X. (2011)

Effect of Bt maize on the plant-aphid-parasitoid tritrophic relationships

BioControl 56, 133-143

Doležal J., Altman J., Kopecký M., Černý T., Janeček S., Bartoš M., Petrik P., Šrůtek M., Lepš J., Song J.-S. (2012)

Plant Diversity Changes during the Postglacial in East Asia: Insights from Forest Refugia on Halla Volcano, Jeju Island.

PLoS ONE 7, e33065

Contact

Biology Centre AS CR, v. v. i.
Institute of Entomology
Branisovska 31
CZ-370 05 Ceske Budejovice
Czech Republic

Phone:+420 385 310 350
Fax:+420 385 310 354
E-mail:entu@entu.cas.cz

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Spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus)

Spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus)