Chair of Forest Entomology and Protection
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Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
Chair of Forest Entomology and Forest Protection
We are working on a better understanding of the ecology and evolution of forest insects in order to maintain the ecological and forest ecosystem services of our forests in the long term. Our professorship is located in Stegen-Wittental, on the edge of the Dreisamtal valley, about 10 km east of Freiburg. Here we have several buildings, including greenhouses and laboratories, as well as a large open space – ideal conditions for learning, teaching and research.
News
[StuRa funding also in 2026
Expansion of the “Vibrant Wittental” project
With the help of funding from the student proposal budget, the “Exploratorium” for biodiversity and species knowledge was launched in 2022. In the fifth year of the project, the student council is now funding a further expansion. Plans include the creation of a barrier-free permanent exhibition of the forest zoology collection and the development of new teaching and learning materials to strengthen species knowledge.
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31.07.2025
Visit from the Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation
The Eva Mayr-Stihl Foundation has been funding our “Exploratorium Vibrant Wittental” project since 2024. Robert Mayr, founder and chairman of the foundation, and Susann Pfeiffer, who is responsible for science and research, recently visited us for the first time. The topic of the visit was current research approaches to investigating the sensory impressions of bark beetles during the recolonization of trees.
[5th anniversary of our professorship
Lively interest in the open day
On 22 March 2025, the Chair of Forest Entomology and Forest Conservation hosted an open day to mark its fifth anniversary. What happens in the yellow villa on the edge of the forest in Wittental and in the associated greenhouses and laboratories? What is researched here and what are the changes to the site all about? These and other questions attracted numerous interested visitors on Saturday afternoon.
Read more](https://uni-freiburg.de/enr-forento/lively-interest-in-the-open-day/)
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Exploratorium Vibrant Wittental
Students, together with teachers and members of the public, use the large site of our chair for hands-on biodiversity education.