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Mosquito Scotland Project @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social · Jan 17

📢 Have you seen a mosquito in Scotland? The
@MosquitoScot
team want to hear about it!

You can report your sighting and submit a photo here ⬇️

mosquito-scotland.com

Please help us fill in the mosquito map for Scotland and understand future vector-borne disease risk!

Home | Mosquito Scotland

Mosquito Scotland project website. Find out how to recognise and report mosquitoes in Scotland.

mosquito-scotland.com

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Mosquito Scotland Project @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social · 21h

Moving into Oct with temperatures & daylight hours falling in Scotland, the "peak" mosquito activity season is passing. However, some species like Culex pipiens can still be found 'overwintering'; like this one our team found on #Arran yesterday. Let us know if you see any
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mosquito-scotland.com

Close up picture of a plastic tube with a single Culex pipiens mosquito caught inside it. It has a brownish body, six legs, and a long needle-like proboscis on its head

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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 17h

Our paper on the flower import industry as a route for Culicoides (and their diseases) into Europe is now out 🙌🏽🦟🌹✈️🌍

resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

This is all thanks to @baylism.bsky.social persistence 🙌🏽

@royentsoc.bsky.social @globalvectorhub.bsky.social
#VBD #midges #BTV

Investigation of the global transportation of Culicoides biting midges, vectors of livestock and equid arboviruses, from flower‐packing plants in Kenya

Arboviral diseases spread by Culicoides biting midges have been introduced into Europe by unknown means. A possible route is the carriage of midges with cut flowers shipped to flower markets. We sam...

resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · Aug 30

Aedes albopictus Is Rapidly Invading Its Climatic Niche in France: Wider Implications for Biting Nuisance and Arbovirus Control in Western Europe

🔗 buff.ly/5NGai2L

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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 14d

New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectConsDiv

Long-term population changes for the UK #StagBeetle #Lucanus cervus - Evidence from #CitizenScience surveys and museum collections
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70022

#Conservation #MuseumCollection
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com

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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 5d

🚨Still time to join online for Insects as Food and Feed next Thursday www.royensoc.co.uk/event/iaff25/ 🚨

@royentsoc.bsky.social

Insects as Food and Feed (SIG) 2025 - Royal Entomological Society

Insects as Food and Feed: delivering sustainable protein to the food system Date: Thursday 9 October 2025 (09:15 – 16:30) Venue: Elm Grove Conference Centre, The University of Roehampton: Home – Roeha...

www.royensoc.co.uk

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Heather Ferguson @drheatherferg.bsky.social · 7d

Great work by @ukhsa.bsky.social team on 4 yrs of invasive #mosquito surveillance in UK. Sporadic detection of Aedes albopictus on transport routes in England & one-off detection of aegypti at Heathrow don't confirm establishment, but show value of surveillance
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Invasive mosquito surveillance in the United Kingdom 2020 to 2024: First detection of Aedes aegypti eggs in the UK and further detection of Aedes albopictus

Here, we provide an update on invasive mosquito surveillance activities coordinated by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) between May 2020 and November 2024. Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti are ...

journals.plos.org

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Sarah Cosgriff 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇭 @acescicomm.bsky.social · 9d

I am working on a really cool project - a pop up science and art shop in Swindon!

We are looking for researchers to run public engagement activities in this space from 25th Oct - 1st Nov. If you are interested, please get in touch via my website contact form: www.sarahcosgriff.com/contact

How to contact Sarah Cosgriff — -

www.sarahcosgriff.com

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 13d

🌟 Don’t miss our #IAFF25 keynotes!

🐜 Jonathan Birch, Coller Foundation/LSE
🦗 Jo Gould @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
🍽️ Tim Parr @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
🪰 Ben Brown, InsectBiotech

Hear their expertise on farming and the future of sustainable food systems 🦗🌍

Register by 29 Sept 🔽
buff.ly/YxHoJwb

Meet the Keynote Speakers for the IAFF25 conference

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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 14d

Mondays talk by @beebytes.bsky.social was a fantastic deep dive on what is, and is not, known on humane insect collections 🪲 highly recommend a watch as Meghan gave some really useful & practical tips

@insectwrs.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social

Andrew Douglas @andydouglas1967.bsky.social · 15d

Here's that talk from last night, about humane insect collection. It's worth a watch I think - especially the bit about freezing specimens. Thanks to the @tanyptera.bsky.social for organising this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12at...

What we know, and don't know, about humane insect collection

YouTube video by The Tanyptera Project

www.youtube.com

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Dr Steven White @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social · 14d

Our new paper on the effectiveness of European control strategies for dengue outbreaks is now out in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

This work is co-led by Sandeep Tegar and team.

Modelling the Lodi, 2023 and Fano 2024, Italy Dengue Outbreaks: The Effects of Control Strategies and Environmental Extremes

Autochthonous cases of dengue in Europe are increasing. In 2023 (Lodi province) and 2024 (Fano, Pesaro and Urbino province), Italy saw the largest modern dengue outbreaks to date. Public health measu...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 15d

💡Request for input💡
Via the Simullidae bulletin:

Looking for information on European black fly suppression programmes (Global Black Fly Suppression) paper:
- species targeted
- waterways treated
- anything else you can share

@globalvectorhub.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social

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ZSL @zslofficial.bsky.social · 22d

Only two weeks left to enter Capturing Ecology!
We’re proud to partner with the @britishecologicalsociety.org to support the Animal Category, one of eight celebrating the wonder of the natural world through photography 📸

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 22d

Rise of dangerous health information in UK risks 'lost generation'

LSHTM experts warn false or misleading health information on social media, apps, & AI tools risks "reversing decades of progress", call for new network to fight back.

@lshtmcepr.bsky.social

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

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Forest Research @forestresearchuk.bsky.social · 28d

🗣️ Have your say by 30 September.
We’re running a survey open to anyone working in forestry or using wood products, from furniture to paper.

We want to know: What motivates you to make sustainable choices? 🌱 Take part here: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/nudge-t...

#WoodProducts #ForestrySurvey

Tell us what motivates you to make sustainable choices in new survey - Forest Research

Take part in a study about what motivates people to make sustainable choices relating to forests and wood products.

www.forestresearch.gov.uk

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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 23d

📢 The deadline for active and enthusiastic researchers to apply to join two of our Editorial Board teams is today! ⌛

To learn more and apply see links below ⬇️

#RESAgForestEnt Commissioning Editor: buff.ly/kCN1Fah

#RESPhysEnt Reviews Editor: buff.ly/SJ8h79l

Deadlines: 15 September 2025 ⏰

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Keiron Derek Brown @earthwormuk.bsky.social · 26d

I’m running Biological Recording 101 on 20 January at Lesnes Abbey Lodge, London.

Join me to explore how to turn wildlife sightings into valuable conservation data & get hands-on with iRecord. 🧪 🌍

Tickets from £25
More details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1682508431...

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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 26d

This week I was honoured to sign @royentsoc.bsky.social historical Obligations Book of Fellows 🙌🏽 🖋️

Get in touch if you want to find out more about becoming a RES Fellow! 🪲🪰🦋🐝🦟🐜🦗

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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 28d

Fantastic talk by @birchlse.bsky.social on ethical review for insect research as part of @royentsoc.bsky.social #Ento25 insect ethics workshop

@insectwrs.bsky.social

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Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · 29d

I'm really pleased that @royentsoc.bsky.social is hosting a workshop on ethics in insect research later today at #Ento25. It's an area where the UK entomology community can and should lead the way. Can't make it? You can still access my slides here: drive.google.com/file/d/1rBzi...

A slide on "ethical review for insect research".

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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 28d

Wrapping up #ento25 women in entomology discussing how overcoming imposter syndrome, diversity of voices, role models and self confidence when applying for jobs improves prospects 🐝🐞🦟🦋🪲

Hearing how @royentsoc.bsky.social has supported careers has been wonderful

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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 28d

Dr Anna Platoni’s fascinating career across outreach, policy and communicating entomology at different levels.
Learning more about entomology at @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

#ento25 @royentsoc.bsky.social

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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 28d

Dr Gia Aradottir covering her varied career from farm, to aphids, to entrepreneur in resident @hau-entomology.bsky.social

#ento25 @royentsoc.bsky.social

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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 28d

Excellent tour of Dr Hayley Jones’ career as an #entomologist

Learned about the girl guide insect badge 🙌🏽😍

@royentsoc.bsky.social #ento25

www.ggsw.org.uk/incredible-i...

Incredible Insects – Girlguiding Surrey West County

www.ggsw.org.uk

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 29d

#Ento25 is fully underway, and our student members are taking part in our annual student #PubQuiz, #EntOlympics, where a lovely prize of @nhbs.bsky.social vouchers +more awaits the winning team.

Good luck, everyone! 🪲

EntOlympics mascot, a stag beetle holding a lit match in its mandibles, symbolising the Olympic Torch

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