Hello everyone, We are delighted to announce that the next European Congress of Entomology will take place in Tours (France) from June 29 to July 3, 2026. Visit our website now: www.ece2026.org/ The plenary lectures will be given by Jérôme Casas (France), Cleo Bertelsmeier (Switzerland), Martin Kaltenpoth (Germany), Bregje Wertheim (Netherlands), and Francesco Pennachio (Italy). The scientific committee has already planned over 50 symposia across the following topics: Biodiversity Ecology and Behavior Genetics, Genomics and Evolutionary Biology Global Change Insect Vectors Insects and Society Insects as Solutions Insects Through Time Physiology and Biochemistry Social Insects We are confident that everyone will find a space to present their work, expand their network, and quench their thirst for knowledge about insects of all kinds! Registration and submissions will open on July 10, 2025. We hope many of you will join us for this conference! Elisabeth Herniou and David Giron On behalf of the ECE2026 Organizing Committee Dr Elisabeth Herniou Directrice de Recherche CNRS Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte UMR 7261 CNRS - Université de Tours Faculté des Sciences Parc Grandmont 37200 Tours Tel: +33 247 367381 Mail: elisabeth.herniou@univ-tours.fr Bluesky: @hernioue.bsky.social Co-Chair of the XIII European Congress of Entomology 2026 - ece2026.org "Elisabeth Herniou (Univ)"