Bees need food up to a month earlier than provided by recommended pollinator plants
This is a press release from the University of Oxford Department of Biology.New study published in Insect Conservation and Diversity reveals that resource gaps pose the greatest threat for bumblebees during the colony establishment phase. Read the Open Access paperPlant species which are recommended as ‘pollinator friendly’ in Europe begin…
Special Issue – The Ecology and Conservation of Urban Insects
Published: 13 March 2024 The Ecology and Conservation of Urban Insects Editors: Tilly Collins and Manu Saunders We are excited to announce a new Special Issue published today in Insect Conservation and Diversity, highlighting insect ecology and conservation in urban areas Global urban expansion is a threat to biodiversity, but…
RES responds to report on insect decline and food security
PRESS RELEASE – Thursday 7 March 2024 After giving written and oral evidence, the Royal Entomological Society responds to the House of Commons – Science, Innovation and Technology Committee report on insect decline and UK food security. On Thursday 7 March 2024 the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee published…
Library and Archive News
2023 has been a busy time for the Library, with a number of exciting projects taking place that aim to make the RES Library and Archive collections more discoverable and accessible to the entomological community.Archive DigitisationThe RES Archive has been digitised in collaboration with Wiley Digital Archives. The digitised archive…
Call for Papers: Restoration and rescue in an age of extinction
Insect Conservation and DiversityCall for PapersRestoration and rescue in an age of extinction: advances in arthropod reintroduction (and translocation)Submission deadline: Sunday, 31 March 2024 Submit nowEfforts to restore biodiversity increasingly include the reintroduction of species to areas from which they’ve been extirpated and are unlikely to recolonize naturally, and translocations…
Student Science Communication Award winners announced
Society’s views of insects, overcoming adversity and the ethics of collecting rare insects, feature in the RES Student Science Communication Award 2023To enter the annual competition, students write an 800 word article in English, on an insect-related topic of interest to the general public.Competition now open – Enter nowDeadline 31 December…
RES Partnership with Into The Wild Podcast
We’re so excited to be supporting the Into The Wild podcast with funding from the RES Goodman Fund.For the next 12 months, Into The Wild will be partnering up with the Royal Entomological Society. Focusing on insect science, the Society supports global research, collaboration and publication of the work and…
RES Collaboration with Seedball
New Seedball collaboration with Royal Entomological Society creates a buzz at Spring Fair 2024 Disruptive wildflower gardening company, Seedball, launched a set of three seed ball matchboxes created in collaboration with the Royal Entomological Society (RES) at this year’s Spring Fair. Featuring winning photographs from RES’s 2022 Photography Competition on…
Call for Papers: New challenges in the management of Insecticide resistance
New Special Issue for the Medical and Veterinary Entomology journal.Call for PapersNew challenges in the management of insecticide resistanceLetter of Intent submission deadline: Tuesday, 30 April 2024Manuscript submission deadline (for invited authors): Wednesday, 31 July 2024Submit nowDespite the efforts to develop alternative vector control measures, insecticides are still crucial to…
Double anonymous peer review on Ecological Entomology
Double anonymous peer review on Ecological Entomology Ecological Entomology has recently changed its peer review procedure from single anonymised to double anonymised. Single anonymised review (often known as single blind review) means that reviewers are aware of the names of the authors, but authors are not aware of the names…
