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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Apr 7

Wednesday at 4pm UK i'm giving a talk to Cornell CALS about bees and co-formulants. Hop on if you're free! cals.cornell.edu/threat-posed...

The threat posed by ‘inert’ ingredients to bees

cals.cornell.edu

Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Apr 6

huh?

Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Dec 22

Hit a double digits h-index today. Whether the double-digiti-ness rests on a single shameless self citation in my latest paper is not the question you asked though.

google scholar screenshot showing a h index and i-10 of 10.

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Javier Martín @txaverius.bsky.social · Dec 22

Añadidos Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social y Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social al #StarterPack sobre abejas silvestres.

go.bsky.app/AcsMDum

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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · Dec 21

Do you know about bees but want to start looking at pesticides (or know someone who does)? Then why not start with reading our primer - setting out the basics to get started in bee and pesticide research! Led by @edstraw.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

An introduction to bee and pesticide research

Our article is a starting point for those entering bee and pesticide research, and can help introduce the complex concepts and terminology of the field. We point to some further reading and resources...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Dec 21

ATTENTION ECOTOX PEOPLE: We wrote a primer on bee and pesticide science! Specifically written to be an accessible short guide for post / undergrads. It explains all the basic lingo and concepts in simple language. A great resource for the community! @darastanley.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/1365...

An introduction to bee and pesticide research

Our article is a starting point for those entering bee and pesticide research, and can help introduce the complex concepts and terminology of the field. We point to some further reading and resources...

doi.org

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Dec 11

Yep, truer for people on the periphery of debates also.

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Anke Dietzsch @ankedietzsch.bsky.social · Dec 10

Agree with you 100%:"...people will read whatever they want into science and will use it to further their agenda however they want."

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Dec 9

New blog from me!! A step-by-step guide* on getting your science paper glued to the front of a pesticide company's door in a protest!

(*ok not quite, but an interesting dissection of what SciComm on social media actually looks like).

appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/12/04/s...

Science communication: A sticky situation

As part of Journal of Applied Ecology’s efforts to discuss how real-world impact can be achieved following research, we’re talking to authors about their studies. In this post, Edward S…

appliedecologistsblog.com

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Nov 27

New paper coming out in the next few weeks. Can’t wait to share it with y’all. Glad this site has taken off in time!

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Nov 25

Very excited to see Ecotox Twitter reforming on here. All we need now is a new EFSA opinion on glyphosate and we’ll be off to the races.

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Peter Moonlight @petermoonlight.bsky.social · Nov 19

#Insect #Entomology bluesky, is this a thrip? It is approximately 0.25mm long.

#Herbarium bluesky, are thrips known herbarium pests? I can't find anything documented.

Potential thrip on a specimen in TCD herbarium

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Sep 3

If you could stick a bunch of sensors into a bee colony placed out in farmlands, what would you want to measure? I've got temperature, humidity, colony weight and bee entry/exit down, but I imagine there are other metrics that'd be super interesting. Thoughts?

Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fantastic project at UCD, great funding body, great project!

Come join Darren in a project that'll build on some super exciting work we've been doing lately on bumblebee's response to pesticides.

Darren O'Connell @daroconnell.bsky.social · Aug 26

Interested in #pollinators and #microbiota?

We're looking for a recent PhD grad in microbiology and/or bioinformatics interested in applying for IRC Postdoc funding

Based in University College Dublin SBES working with Nicholas Brereton Julia Jones @edstraw.bsky.social

research.ie/funding/goip...

Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme | Irish Research Council

Background The Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is an established national initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and →

research.ie

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Aug 26

NEW PAPER:
We report, for the first time, the scale of how many different pesticides are on sale in the UK and Ireland.
Nearly 2,500 different pesticides are on sale in the UK, from 266 different active ingredients.
doi.org/10.1016/j.di...

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Jul 31

Alarming instances of PFAS contamination in pesticides (both deliberate and accidental) in USA. Highlights the weaknesses in transparency regarding pesticides.
doi.org/10.1289/EHP1...

Forever Pesticides: A Growing Source of PFAS Contamination in the Environment | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 132, No. 7

Background: Environmental contamination by fluorinated chemicals, in particular chemicals from the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) class, has raised concerns around the globe because of doc...

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Jul 25

Emergency authorisations of banned pesticides aren't so 'emergency' after all.

Many are approved for longer than is allowed, or repeatedly re-approved, stretching the definition of emergency!

doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...

bar chart showing a significant proportion of emergency authorisations are for longer than the allowed 120 days.

Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Jul 12

PFAS in UK pesticides. Great report from FIDRA on 'forever chemical' usage. Not sure I agree with a wholesale ban, but great to see them shining a light on the scale of the issue.
www.fidra.org.uk/download/pfa...

PFAS Active Substances in UK Pesticides - Fidra

This report investigates the use of PFAS as an active pesticide substance in the UK, with particular focus on the UK arable sector.

www.fidra.org.uk

Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Jun 12

Money runs out in September! Simple as that :(

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Jun 12

I am on the job hunt currently! Looking for positions in the south-west of England (or remote), in anything science based, academic or not. If you see anything, please do let me know, would be hugely appreciated!

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · May 31

EU new legislation on safeners and synergists.
Good stuff, could be better. Will need to read it more thoroughly.

Basically putting safeners and synergists on same level of testing as active ingredients.

ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

European Commission - Have your say

ec.europa.eu

Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Apr 11

New article from me about all the other ingredients in pesticides. Goes some way to helping us talk about pesticide bans with more nuance.

"Pesticides are more than just the main ingredient"

www.farmersjournal.ie/focus/crop-p...

Pesticides are more than just the main ingredient 10 April 2024 Free

Dr Edward Straw of Trinity College writes about how the active ingredient is a small part of a pesticide. Co-formulants which help the product to work are a large part of the ingredients.

www.farmersjournal.ie

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Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Mar 27

Have any of you ever done Professional Pesticide training (i.e. for spray qualification)? In any country. Would you be willing to chat about your experience with me at some point?

Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Mar 27

Just hit my 300th citation today, very exciting! If you're ever curious about my research go check my paper out at scholar.google.co.uk/citations?us...

A graph showing citations over time and 300 total citations

Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social · Mar 21

Any of you ever worked with a herbicide that was orally and acutely lethal to bees? Any suggestions welcome.