Our impact · 2024–2026
What we have done for the insects of the cloud forest
Since 2024, Micratena A.C. has documented insects, trained communities and built alliances in Chocamán, Veracruz. This is what that work adds up to, and what comes next.
240+
research-grade insect records on iNaturalist
17
talks and workshops delivered
8
municipalities of Veracruz reached
4
academic institutions with collaboration agreements
250+
insect perception surveys applied in the municipality of Chocamán
1st
insect field guide for the Chocamán cloud forest
What we have done
From a first talk to a regional reference
Every item below is documented with photographs in our evidence portfolio, available on request.
2024
- JuneMicratena is presented in public at the Biodiversity Festival in Chocamán, with a talk on insect decline. The Micratena project opens on iNaturalist.
- AugustTalk at the Polinizando Territorios festival in Catemaco.
- SeptemberMicratena is constituted as a nonprofit association (A.C.).
- NovemberTalk at Universidad Veracruzana, Faculty of Biological Sciences in Córdoba, and first field reconnaissance of the Tlachinoltepetl protected area.
- November–DecemberFirst two collaboration agreements signed with academic institutions in Orizaba and Úrsulo Galván.
2025
- JanuaryTalk on insect decline in Xalapa, at Centro Recreativo Xalapeños Ilustres.
- February–MarchTen outreach videos on the importance of insects, produced with Nieve Azul 360.
- MarchFirst trials to establish a black soldier fly colony with flies collected in Chocamán. Community conversation initiative in Coscomatepec.
- April–May30-day social media campaign, and first insect perception workshop at the high school of San José Neria, Chocamán.
- JulyAgreement signed with Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS) in Córdoba. Expedition to identify the access routes to the Tlachinoltepetl protected area (APRN).
- AugustAgreement for the Chocamán insect guide, workshop in Tepexilotla, letter of intent with Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa, and first social service students from Instituto Tecnológico de Orizaba.
- September–OctoberWorkshops with UPAV students and the Bachillerato of Tetla, black soldier fly training at the Telebachillerato of Neria, and participation in a meeting convened by CONANP with the stakeholders of the Tlachinoltepetl protected area.
- DecemberTalk “Insects: The Hidden Power Sustaining Earth’s Health. A Perspective from One Health” at the anniversary of CHEXA Consulting, at the Faculty of Biological Sciences in Xalapa.
2026
- AprilVolunteer Brenda joins Micratena until October. She develops the technical sheets on chayote pests and creates six digital insect illustrations, published on Micratena's LinkedIn and Facebook pages.
- April–MayTalks on the New World screwworm for municipal workers in Chocamán and in a community of Ixhuatlán del Café, with field visits to monitor reported cases.
- JuneThe Chocamán Insect Field Guide is published in its digital edition.
- AugustFirst community screening of the documentary series Bugs That Rule the World in Chocamán, dubbed into Spanish by Micratena. Conscious Pest Management talk for coffee and chayote producers at the Kolping field school in Fortín.
- September–OctoberFirst technical sheets on chayote pests (Diabrotica spp. and Macrodactylus mexicanus), and systematization of the community survey on insect perception.
What we want to do
The next steps, and how you can be part of them
These are the projects we are working toward. Each one is open to sponsors, donors and academic collaborators.
Who we have worked with
Institutions and organizations
Help us write the next chapter
Micratena A.C. is an authorized donee in Mexico (donataria autorizada): donations are tax-deductible with a CFDI receipt.
