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Josie

@leafyjosie.bsky.social

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RHS entomologist with a scatty music taste and various unfinished, mediocre knitting projects. Also into a few books, things under the sea, and yearly reruns of either Gilmore Girls or Buffy the vampire slayer.

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Josie @leafyjosie.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thoroughly enjoyed supervising my first student this year on their companion planting project looking at attracting hoverflies for aphid management 🌱🌱

Andy Salisbury @andyentomologist.bsky.social · Aug 6

A packed RHS science Summer Student symposium at Wisley, topics including Entomology, plant pathology, resilient trees, library collections and plant diversity. Amazing presentations from early career scientists. 👏

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Andy Salisbury @andyentomologist.bsky.social · Jul 31

Are you an Entomologist and would like to work at RHS Wisley? We have a 1 year maternity cover post rhsocli.webitrent.com/rhsocli_webr...

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Jassy Drakulic @jassydrak.bsky.social · Jul 10

Plz share:
Do you grow Privet? RHS scientists want your help!
Privet is the #1 host for honey fungus root rot, but some species are worse hit than others. Help us with our research by completing this short survey:
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Privet ID guide found here:
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Privet honey fungus survey

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Josie @leafyjosie.bsky.social · Jun 28

In Stratford today with @royentsoc.bsky.social for Insect Week 🐝🦋🐞🐛🦗🪰. Come and say hi 👋

Josie @leafyjosie.bsky.social · Jun 26

Amazing!!

Josie @leafyjosie.bsky.social · Jun 26

Nice mid-flight shot!

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Andy Salisbury @andyentomologist.bsky.social · Jun 24

All prepared and ready to talk Brilliant Beetles at RHS Wisley Hilltop 11:00 am, celebrating #InsectWeek @royentsoc.bsky.social

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Josie @leafyjosie.bsky.social · Jun 6

🐝 Join me, @vickihird.bsky.social and Issy from @buzzclub.bsky.social at our hoverfly webinar on Wed 25 June at 12pm 🐝Spaces are limited – register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/44559f...

#WildAboutGardens

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Andy Salisbury @andyentomologist.bsky.social · May 30

Easing into the weekend with @the_rhs The Garden (featuring earwigs by @leafyjosie.bsky.social) , @ozrictentaclesofficial 🤘 and @arbor.ales 🍻

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Josie @leafyjosie.bsky.social · May 17

A great day to lead an invert walk for Surrey Wildlife Trust's youth action committee. Spotted loads!! 🐛🦋🐝🪰🪲🦗🐜🐞🕷️🪱
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

#surreynature #insects

A display of identification guides on various UK invertebrates

Josie @leafyjosie.bsky.social · May 8

My friend and colleague @hayleyento.bsky.social wrote a book all about slugs which launched today!

You can buy it here 📖 www.dk.com/uk/book/9780...

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Andy Salisbury @andyentomologist.bsky.social · May 5

It's #PlantHealthWeek meet the RHS Plant Health Team

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Josie @leafyjosie.bsky.social · Apr 10

Brindled beauty and its magnificent antennae

#ukgardens

Josie @leafyjosie.bsky.social · Apr 3

Spotted some wasp-banded comb horns this morning in the orchard 💛🖤 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social

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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · Apr 1

Tricks, bluffs & fakery in nature - it abounds! Read Charlie's blog
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Buff-tip lining up with real Birch twigs © Michael Blencowe

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Josie @leafyjosie.bsky.social · Mar 26

Dark-edged beefly spotted at RHS Wisley! #beeflywatch #UKgardens

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · Mar 23

“For hundreds of millions of years, insects have been the small cogs that run the planet.”

5.6 billion pounds of pesticides were used on the planet last year. 😟

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If all Earth's insects suddenly disappeared, here's what would happen — BBC Wildlife Magazine

Why are insects so crucial to the world? Richard Jones explains what would happen if they weren't here March 21, 2025 Imagine — a world without head-lice, bed-bugs and mosquitoes, no malaria or yellow...

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Andy Salisbury @andyentomologist.bsky.social · Mar 20

Job alert Biosecurity Specialist in the Plant Health Team at RHS Wisley - help protect the health of the nations gardens rhsocli.webitrent.com/rhsocli_webr...