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Research: Biodiversity finance trends 2026
The Biodiversity Finance Trends Dashboard tracks international trends in biodiversity finance – in particular nature finance to developing countries and co-benefits with climate finance.
Read source →‘Hidden’ Invasive Thrips Found in California Garden Stores
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Read source →Study Busts Myth of Ornamental Plants That Repel Mosquitoes
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Read source →Supporting Monarch Migration Through Conservation Action
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Read source →New Respirometry Method Could Expand Studies of Insect Thermal Biology
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Read source →Tractor-Mounted Vacuum Shows Potential as New Tool for Field Crop Pest Removal
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Read source →A Cross-Border Problem: Modeling New World Screwworm’s South American Range
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Read source →Lifetime’s Work on Australian Moths Recognized with Prestigious Whitley Award
Published: 20 October 2026. A major new CABI-published book, produced in partnership with the Royal Entomological Society, has been awarded a prestigious Whitley Award under the category of Zoology Resource for bringing together the latest… <a
Read source →Open Access Week 2026
Advancing Insect Science for Everyone 19–25 October 2026. As we celebrate Open Access Week 2026, we’re taking the opportunity to showcase how Royal Entomological Society journals help share insect science with the world. Open Access… <a href="
Read source →Announcement: New Editors-in-Chief for Agriculture and Forest Entomology
We are delighted to announce new Editors-in-Chief for Agriculture and Forest Entomology. Mike Garratt, Maartje Klapwijk and Daniel Leybourne and have recently joined the team and will be leading the journal alongside Chris Ranger, who… <a href
Read source →Termites inside wood: If we cannot see them, perhaps we can hear them? – Journal Highlight
Published: 21 August 2026. A piece of wood can look completely quiet while, under its surface, an entire termite colony is at work. Drywood termites can spend months or even years hidden inside wood, tunnelling,… <a href="https://www.royensoc.
Read source →Policy and Public Affairs News – Q3 2026
A long, hot and dry Summer has intensified public debates over several issues affecting British insects, including the effect of wildfires on nature and the economic impact of the Bluetongue outbreak affecting Wales and the… <a href="https://w
Read source →New Editor-in-Chief for Insect Molecular Biology – Journal Highlight
Published: 16 September 2026. We are delighted to announce that Professor Chun-che Chang is joining the editorial team of Insect Molecular Biology (IMB) as co-Editor-in-Chief, alongside Sassan Asgari and Cecilia Tamborindeguy. He will be taking… <
Read source →Welcome to our newly elected Trustees
The Royal Entomological Society is pleased to officially announce the results of its recent Trustee Elections which gave members the opportunity to vote for new trustees to help guide the Society’s mission to advance insect… <a href="https://w
Read source →The RES HQ acquires new base in London
Help Shape the Future of Our New Home! We’re delighted to announce that the Royal Entomological Society has officially moved into a new building this autumn, which will give us our own dedicated home in… <a href="https://www.royensoc.co.uk/new
Read source →Emergency pesticide authorisations – an approach unfit for purpose
The current approach to the emergency authorisation of pesticides in the UK is not fit for purpose. Our research has found that the system – which is supposed to be in place for genuine emergencies only – is weak and being misused. Special permissions to us
Read source →The pesticide data gap and why it matters
In our current world where A.I. is taking over and data is king; it comes as a surprise that the UK does not have accurate data on the pesticides that are being pumped into our environment. Having said that, it doesn’t come as a surprise to those of us who
Read source →Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every year
A new study published in Frontiers in Public Health shows that over 400 million of the world’s farmers and farmworkers suffer from acute pesticide poisoning annually. This total excludes the 84 million children working in global agriculture who are even mor
Read source →Pesticides are tested on honey bees, but where does that leave our other pollinators?
by Dr Alicja Witwicka For a while now researchers have been warning governments, farmers and the public about the harm that pesticides cause to pollinating insects. And many have listened, some of the most toxic insecticides, called neonicotinoids, have bee
Read source →There’s a crisis brewing in the global coffee industry
A new report reveals the widespread use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) in coffee-producing countries. These include chemicals linked to cancer, neurotoxicity, reproductive harm, endocrine disruption, and catastrophic biodiversity loss. Poison in Your
Read source →Honey bees are bullying other bees, scientists discover
Honeybees are aggressively pushing wild pollinators away from flowers, with scientists documenting how they chase off rivals and dominate valuable food sources. New research warns that rising temperatures and increasing honeybee populations could intensify thi
Read source →New chemical wipes out 95% of termites without harming humans
A chemical that stops drywood termites from building new exoskeletons killed about 95% of colonies in testing, offering a potentially safer alternative to traditional fumigation. Because termites eventually have no choice but to molt, the treatment turns a nor
Read source →Scottish Parliament motion highlights importance of biodiversity monitoring
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Read source →Rare bumblebee recorded at historic London site
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Read source →Bumblebee Conservation Trust leads major national effort to restore threatened Moss carder bumblebee
Bumblebee Conservation Trust leads major national effort to restore threatened Moss carder bumblebee<
Read source →BeeWalking on the Edge: Supporting a Lasting Legacy for Bumblebee Monitoring
BeeWalking on the Edge: Supporting a Lasting Legacy for Bumblebee Monitoring appeared first on <a href="https://www.bumble
Read source →Orkney reserves receive Great Yellow bumblebee champion site awards during MSP visit
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Read source →Heatwaves and bumblebees: lessons from BeeWalk
Heatwaves and bumblebees: lessons from BeeWalk appeared first on Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
Read source →Bees sir, can I have some more: does farmland provide enough food for bumblebees?
Bees sir, can I have some more: does farmland provide enough food for bumblebees? appeared first on <a href="https://ww
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