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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · 2h

A really wise decision to organize this career panel during the 9th SOVE conference @esove-ecp.bsky.social It is really interesting to know how researchers started their careers and how they arrived here! @4sove.bsky.social

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting talks and announcements during the 9th international SOVE congress @4sove.bsky.social @esove-ecp.bsky.social in Chania, Crete 🦟🦟🪰🪰

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · 3d

Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · 17d

@mosquitoalert.bsky.social a Nit Europea de la Recerca @uib.cat @culturacientifica.uib.cat

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · Sep 9

Empieza el taller de Vigilancia y Control de Vectores en la Universidad de La Laguna @ull.es @ciberisciii.bsky.social

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Outbreak News Today @outbreaknews.bsky.social · Jul 10

#France reports 1st local #dengue case, #chikungunya cases rise to 25 #Europe #Aedesalbopictus
outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/france-rep...

France reports 1st local dengue case, chikungunya cases rise to 25

According to French health authorities, a total of 10 new episodes of arboviral transmission transmitted by Aedes albopictus have been identified in mainland France: 9 episodes of chikungunya and 1 of...

outbreaknewstoday.substack.com

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · Jul 3

Oferta de feina amb el nostre grup de @uib.cat ! Vols veure que es troba a les basses temporals de Menorca?? 🪰🪰
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fueib.org/ca/doip/319/...

fueib.org

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · Jun 9

Last week @uib.cat in an intensive Simuliidae training course at @unizar.es with the best black fly taxonomist Prof. Peter Adler. It was a really successful course! Thanks Dr. Ruiz-Arrondo for the organisation 🪰

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · May 7

Molestias en la costa: se descubre la mosca Leptoconops irritans en Menorca scientias.net/molestias-en...

Molestias en la costa: se descubre la mosca Leptoconops irritans en Menorca – Scientias

scientias.net

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · Apr 12

Excursion? Yes, but always looking for larvae...🦟🦟

Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · Mar 27

Some picks from the XII @emca.bsky.social conference in Antwerp!

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Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) @zalf.bsky.social · Mar 25

🦟 Gnitzen auch im Winter aktiv!
Eine neue Studie zeigt: Die Überträger des Blauzungen- oder Schmallenberg-Virus sind auch im Winter in den Ställen unterwegs – sogar bei Frost. Das stellt die vektorfreie Zeit infrage.
Lest mehr: www.zalf.de/de/aktue...
#Tiergesundheit #Forschung #agriculture

Gnitze aus der Gattung cullicoides. Quelle: Heiko Bellmann

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · Mar 25

First day at XII EMCA conference @emca.bsky.social in Antwerp

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Mosquito Alert @mosquitoalert.bsky.social · Feb 11

🎥 En el #11F, Catuxa Cerecedo, nos habla de la importancia de los referentes femeninos.

💡 “Tener a alguien que te guíe e inspire marca la diferencia”

🗨️ No te pierdas la entrevista en nuestro blog.

🔗 bit.ly/4hUj0LC

#TodasHacemosCiencia

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SocietyforVectorEcology @4sove.bsky.social · Feb 5

Abstracts for the 9th
international Congress of SOVE are due by May 10th! Join us in Chania, Crete, Oct 12-17, 2025!

artion.eventsair.com/sove---socie...

SOVE Presentation Portal

artion.eventsair.com

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · Feb 4

🦟 "‘London Underground’ #mosquito has surprisingly ancient origins: once thought to have evolved inside the Tube network, a tunnel-dwelling mosquito might actually have emerged thousands of years ago in #Egypt." by Chris Simms @nature.com news
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘London Underground’ mosquito has surprisingly ancient origins

Once thought to have evolved inside the Tube network, a tunnel-dwelling mosquito might actually have emerged thousands of years ago in Egypt.

www.nature.com

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Universitat de les Illes Balears - UIB @uib.cat · Feb 4

🔬Prevenció, diagnòstic, tractament... A la #UIB s'investiga en #càncer des de molts àmbits.

➡️ @tonijosep99.bsky.social i @mtperello.bsky.social, del grup de #recerca @tercitgroup.bsky.social, reivindiquen la tasca dels investigadors per tenir més coneixement sobre la malaltia. #TotsContraElCàncer

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Universitat de les Illes Balears - UIB @uib.cat · Jan 29

#HistòriesUIB | 👩‍🏫 Rocío Álvarez va estudiar a la #UIB. És mestra d'Educació Especial i treballa al CEIPIESO Gabriel Vallseca.

Fa cinc anys va perdre la vista i ha hagut de reaprendre la professió.

👏 Un exemple de compromís i passió per l’educació! #ONCE #EducacióUIB

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · Jan 30

Our last work conducted in #Menorca island has been published! We investigate human biting behaviour of Leptoconops in a coastal area. Take a look here:

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Human-biting behaviour of Leptoconops irritans (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in a touristic area of the Balearic Islands (Spain) - Parasitology Research

Biting midges of genus Leptoconops Skuse 1889 are small blood-feeding insects recognized as highly irritating diurnal pests in certain regions around the globe. In Europe, their presence is poorly doc...

link.springer.com

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · Jan 15

2 days from 6 to 18h sampling Diptera larvae in ponds and wetlands of Menorca Island #Menorca #Diptera #culicidae #chironomidae #ceratopogonidae

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Mosquito Alert @mosquitoalert.bsky.social · Jan 15

🌍 ¿Sabías que formamos parte del proyecto europeo #E4Warning?

🌿 Esta semana hemos empezado a preparar la temporada de muestreo en el #Empordà. 🌾

🦟 ¿Te gustaría saber qué está haciendo el equipo científico de #MosquitoAlert del @ceabcsic.bsky.social?

🔜 ¡En breve te contamos más!

E4Warning HE @e4warning.bsky.social · Jan 15

🚀 At #E4Warning, we have kicked off 2025 by preparing for the upcoming sampling season.

👥 Our team is already working in the #Empordà Wetlands, one of our study sites, which remains stunning even in winter.❄️🌿

🔜 Stay tuned for more updates and insights from our fieldwork!

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · Jan 13

Why Pigeons Make Bad Nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics

A six-panel comic. In panel 1, there's a pigeon standing awkwardly next to a pile of sticks with two eggs on it, and the panel is titled "Why pigeons make bad nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics." In panel 2, a pigeon sits on a pile of sticks: "Many people think that pigeons are bad at making nests. Here are three good reasons why pigeon nests look bad." In panel 3, there's "Reason 1: Some birds, like orioles, nest in tree branches, so they weave elaborate structures that can withstand the elements..." And there's a female Baltimore Oriole weaving an elaborate hanging nest in a silver maple tree. In panel 4, "...but rock pigeons evolved to nest in crevices in cliffs, safely tucked away." And there's a pigeon sitting on a nest in a hole in a cliff. In panel 5, "Reason 2: People domesticated pigeons ages ago. Pigeons didn't need fancy nests because they had human-built homes." A beautiful dovecote shelters a flock of pigeons. In panel 6, "Reason 3: Less time making nest = more time eating seed." A pigeon pecks a seed near its nest, and says "It's called math."

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Mosquito Alert @mosquitoalert.bsky.social · Jan 8

🔙Así es como terminamos el 2024... ¿Qué nos deparará este nuevo año? Cada acción cuenta, y la participación ciudadana es clave.

🙌¡Os animamos a formar parte de esta red de ciencia ciudadana!

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · Jan 6

A must for entomologists, biologists and nature lovers. It's a masterpiece! On @netflix.com until the 20th of january! #nature #marsh #entomology #drama

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Carlos Barceló @carlosbarcelo.bsky.social · Dec 19

Ticks id. time at INAGEA @uib.cat

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