# Royal Entomological Society: The home of insect science Generated by Yoast SEO v27.8, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Ento26 Exhibition \& sponsorship](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/ento26-exhibition-sponsorship/) - [Insect Welfare and Best Practices](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/insect-welfare-and-best-practices/) - [Trustee Election Application Form 2026](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/trustee-election-application-form-2026/) - [Counting by the billion: Weather radar entomology unlocks national scale monitoring of aerial insect abundance \- Sample Article \- Antenna 50 \(2\) 2026](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/counting-by-the-billion-weather-radar-monitoring-of-aerial-insects/) - [Insect Hour: Free Online Talk Series](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/insect-hour/) ## Posts - [Thank You for Celebrating Insect Week 2026\!](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/news/thank-you-for-celebrating-insect-week-2026/) - [Understanding Ethics Review for Insect Research in the UK \- Journal Highlight](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/news/understanding-ethics-review-for-insect-research-in-the-uk/) - [Insect Farming Codes of Practice Roundtable Brings Together Stakeholders Across the Sector](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/news/insect-farming-codes-of-practice-roundtable-brings-together-stakeholders-across-the-sector/) - [RES Showcases Conservation Success During Denmark Visit for Insect Week 2026](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/news/res-showcases-conservation-success-during-denmark-visit/) - [Conservation Notes: New Article Type \- Q\&A with Manu Saunders \- Journal Highlight](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/news/conservation-notes-qa/) ## Products - [Ento26 RES Non\-Member or Associate: SINGLE DAY \(Registration \+ Dinner\)](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/ento26/): WEDNESDAY ONLY \- Ticket includes both registration for Ento26 and attendance ot the Conference Dinner - [Ento26 RES Member/Fellow: SINGLE DAY \(Registration \+ Dinner\)](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/ento26/): WEDNESDAY ONLY \- Ticket includes both registration for Ento26 and attendance ot the Conference Dinner - [Ento26 RES Student Member: SINGLE DAY \(Registration \+ Dinner\)](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/ento26/): WEDNESDAY ONLY \- Ticket includes both registration for Ento26 and attendance ot the Conference Dinner - 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[Infection, Immunity \& Microbionts](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/membership-and-community/special-interest-groups/infection-immunity-microbionts/) - [Forest Invertebrates](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/membership-and-community/special-interest-groups/forest-invertebrates/) - [Welfare \& Ethics](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/membership-and-community/special-interest-groups/welfare-ethics/) - [Medical \& Veterinary](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/membership-and-community/special-interest-groups/medical-veterinary/) - [Food \& Feed](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/membership-and-community/special-interest-groups/food-feed/) ## People - [Bianca Saccone Mem\.RES](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/about-us/people/bianca-saccone/) - [Simon Ward Mem\.RES](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/about-us/people/simon-ward-mem-res/) - [Sophie Mowbray Mem\.RES](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/about-us/people/sophie-mowbray/) - [Professor Lars Chittka Hon\.FRES](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/about-us/people/professor-lars-chittka-hon-fres/) - [Professor Michael Samways Hon\.FRES](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/about-us/people/professor-michael-samways-hon-fres/) ## Reviews - [Alien Worlds: How insects conquered the Earth and why their fate will determine our future](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/book-reviews/alien-worlds-how-insects-conquered-the-earth-and-why-their-fate-will-determine-our-future/): \ by Steve Nicholls \ Reviewed by Peter Smithers - [Insects as Alternative Sources of Protein for Food and Feed](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/book-reviews/insects-as-alternative-sources-of-protein-for-food-and-feed/): \ by Adriana Casillas \(Ed\.\) \ Reviewed by Kieran David Robertson \& Daniel Amor - [Riverfly Handbook](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/book-reviews/riverfly-handbook/): \ by Craig R\. Macadam \ Reviewed by Arron Watson - [Insect Anatomy](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/book-reviews/insect-anatomy/): \ by Julia Rothman \& Michael Hearst \ Reviewed by Richard Harrington - [A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of Hong Kong](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/book-reviews/a-naturalists-guide-to-the-butterflies-of-hong-kong/): \ by Jason Mann \ Reviewed by Richard Harrington ## Antenna - [Antenna Volume 50 \(2\) 2026](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/antenna/antenna-volume-50-2-2026/): \- Reflections on golden tortoise beetles \ \- Counting by the billion: weather radar entomology unlocks national\-scale monitoring of aerial insect abundance \ \- New Honorary Fellows \ \- Featured Insect: Golden\-ringed Dragonfly \\(Cordulegaster boltonii\)\ \ \\To access this content, you must be a Member or Fellow\\ \\\Read a Free Sample\\\ - [Antenna Volume 47 \(4\) 2023](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/antenna/antenna-volume-47-4-2023/): \- No Nucleus: The puzzling infertile sperm of Lepidoptera\ \- Scratching the Surface: Connecting the Sarcoptic Mite and scabies\ \- Honorary Fellow Interview – Hefin Jones\ \\This issue is free to read\\ - [Antenna Volume 35 \(3\) 2011](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/antenna/antenna-volume-35-3-2011/): – Wind turbines, insects and wildlife interaction \ – Insects in the Art and Mythology of Ancient Mesoamerica \(Part 1\) \ – BioBlitz: a tool for the promotion of entomological science \ – Field Club, natural history society and the evolution of a naturalist\. Herbert Womersley \(1889\-1962\) – acarologist and entomologist\. His early life in England and his appointment in Australia\. \ – ICZN –an Increasing Concern for Zoological Nomenclature? \ \\This issue is free to read\ \ - [Antenna Volume 35 \(4\) 2011](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/antenna/antenna-volume-35-4-2011/): – The entomology collections of the Geneva Natural History Museum \ – Asian Gallwasp Project: Taiwan\-China Expedition 2011 \ – Scientific fieldwork or self\-indulgent Adventure… or both? \ – Reaching out: duty, mutual respect and good fun\! \ \\This issue is free to read\ \ - [Antenna Volume 36 \(1\) 2012](https://www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/antenna/antenna-volume-36-1-2012/): – Bird nests: an overlooked ecosystem opportunity for specialised nest\-dwelling arthropods \ – Training a new generation of Dipterists \ – Insect translocations: should we move insect species that are faced with local extinction to new areas? \ \- Monitoring a translocation of Silver\-studded Blue in Suffolk \ \- Translocating the Pine Hoverfly, Blera fallax \ \- Restoring the Marsh Fritillary butterfly to Cumbria \ \- Species Re\-introductions – Going… Almost Gone… Back\. 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