Inaugural editorial: Towards understanding, managing and conserving entomological diversity

We are excited to announce the launch of npj Entomology, a fully open-access journal in the Nature Portfolio that is dedicated to rapidly publishing high-quality, cutting-edge research in all aspects of entomology and arachnology. As Editor-in-Chief, I am deeply honoured to launch this new venue for the publication of important new studies in what must rank as one of the most critical yet understudied topics in biology, especially in the fields of ecology and biodiversity. Our mission is to provide a platform for the dissemination of new knowledge that will help the entomological community confront a variety of significant challenges, including the trials that many insects and arachnids face themselves, but also the hazards that some species pose to our health, food security and economic welfare.