Figure 2 in Future of DNA-based insect monitoring

Figure 2. The four crucial areas where concerted actions are required are (i) DNA reference database generation to fill the dark taxa barcode gaps, (ii) a collective framework for method standardisation and the identification of gold-standard tools and indices for terrestrial monitoring, (iii) scaling up monitoring efforts by lowering the barrier to participation through citizen science engagement and technological developments, and (iv) integration of molecular tools with non-genetic monitoring technologies to scale up insect monitoring and retrieve biomass and sex information simultaneously (middle panel). Abbreviation: LIDAR, laser imaging, detection, and ranging.