Celebrating its 45th anniversary, the European Congress of Entomology will be hosting this year’s event in Crete, giving participants a forum to share their knowledge, expertise and perspectives on current pressing issues in the world of entomology. The aim of the event is to gather scientists from across the world and provide the opportunity to exchange information and communicate research results on a wide range of topics, such as climate change, damaging vector-borne diseases, biodiversity loss, and the need to feed an expanding world ;