I’ve now personally heard of 22 colleagues taking DeRP in the USDA. These roles are irreplaceable. You can't train and hire expertise in these taxa overnight. We can't rehire what no longer exists in the US and undo this.
🧪 #Entomology
Recommended read from last year:
www.nwf.org/Magazines/Na...
All life depends on insects. As many species decline and others—including disease carriers—relocate, the entomologists who study them are becoming endangered.
