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Journal Prizes: Best Article by an Early Career Entomologist

Our journal awards, given out by each of our seven journals, are designed to celebrate excellent research by Early Career Entomologists in the specific fields covered by our journal portfolio.

The Royal Entomological Society has a history of awarding best paper prizes, and from 2024 the RES journal awards honour early career entomologists publishing in our seven journals.

We hope that recognising the best work led by early career entomologists in our journals we can support the career development of these authors and highlight the fantastic research published in RES journals.

Eligibility

Lead, early career authors of articles published in the last volume of RES journals are eligible for the prizes. Early career is defined as researchers within ten years of completing their undergraduate degree or with less than ten years working in entomology in any capacity, with or without a degree. Time for career breaks is not counted in the 10 year time period.

Criteria

Editors assess all eligible articles based on whether they are topical, have a broad interest, are well communicated and in an area of interest for the journal.

Rewards

The winner receives:

  • A prize of £200
  • Registration covered to attend Ento, the Royal Entomolocial Society’s annual conference
  • A year’s free membership to the Royal Entomological Society
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Details and previous winners of the RES Journal Awards

Winners – for best papers with Early Career Entomologists as lead authors published during 2021-2023 

Read more about this year’s winners here, and read all the 2021-2023 winning and highly commended articles in this Virtual Issue. 

Agricultural and Forest Entomology 

Kae Natsume, Shouta Hayashi, Tadashi Miyashita 

Ants are effective pollinators of common buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentumAgricultural and Forest Entomology, 24 (3), 446-452, 2022. 

Benito Cortés-Rivas, Cecilia Smith-Ramirez, Víctor Hugo Monzón, José Neiva Mesquita-Neto  

Native bees with floral sonication behaviour can achieve high-performance pollination of highbush blueberry in ChileAgricultural and Forest Entomology, 25 (1), 91-102, 2023 

Ecological Entomology 

Erez Buyukyilmaz, Michelle Tseng  

Developmental temperature predicts body size, flight, and pollen load in a widespread butterflyEcological Entomology, 47 (5), 872-882, 2022. 

Tabea Streicher, Anja Tehel, Simon Tragust, Robert J. Paxton 

Experimental viral spillover can harm Bombus terrestris workers under field conditionsEcological Entomology, 48 (1), 81-89, 2023. 

Insect Conservation and Diversity 

Janderson Batista Rodrigues Alencar, Claudio Ruy Vasconcelos da Fonseca, Daniel Magnabosco Marra, Fabrício Beggiato Baccaro 

Windthrows promote higher diversity of saproxylic beetles (Coleoptera: Passalidae) in a Central Amazon forestInsect Conservation and Diversity, 15 (1), 1-8, 2022. 

Lindsey Kemmerling, Annabelle C. McCarthy, Cameron S. Brown, Nick M. Haddad 

Butterfly biodiversity increases with prairie strips and conservation management in row crop agricultureInsect Conservation and Diversity, 16 (6), 828-837, 2023. 

Insect Molecular Biology 

Vilde Leipart,, Øyvind Enger, Diana Cornelia Turcu, Olena Dobrovolska, Finn Drabløs, Øyvind Halskau, Gro V. Amdam 

Resolving the zinc binding capacity of honey bee vitellogenin and locating its putative binding sitesInsect Molecular Biology, 31 (6), 810-820, 2022. 

Jianfeng Qiu, Taiming Dai, Cheng Luo, Wenzhao Cui, Kai Liu, Jianglan Li, Yanghu Sima, Shiqing Xu 

Circadian clock regulates developmental time through ecdysone and juvenile hormones in Bombyx mori. Insect Molecular Biology, 32 (4), 352-362, 2023. 

Medical and Veterinary Entomology 

Caroline Wanjiku, D. P Tchouassi, C. L Sole, C. Pirk, B. Torto 

Plant sugar feeding patterns of wild-caught Aedes aegypti from dengue endemic and non-endemic areas of KenyaMedical and Veterinary Entomology, 35 (3), 417-425, 2021. 

David López-Peña, E. M. García-Roger, Á. Lis-Cantín, R. Jiménez-Peydró 

Environmental drivers of breeding sites in blackfly species of medical and veterinary importance in eastern SpainMedical and Veterinary Entomology, 36 (1), 97-112, 2022. 

Jean Marc Tsagomo Ngoune, Flobert Njiokou, Alexis Dziedziech, Valerie Rofidal, Sonia Hem, Anne Geiger 

Protein abundance in the midgut of wild tsetse flies (Glossina palpalis palpalis) naturally infected by Trypanosoma congolense s.l.Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 37 (4), 723-736, 2023. 

Physiological Entomology 

Lucas J Kirschman, Lindsey Dewey, Andre Gregory  

Immune function does not trade-off with reproductive effort in a semelparous wolf spider with parental carePhysiological Entomology, 47 (1), 38-45, 2022. 

Reyard Mutamiswa, Vimbai Lisa Tarusikirwa, Casper Nyamukondiwa, Ross N. Cuthbert, Frank Chidawanyika 

Thermal stress exposure of pupal oriental fruit fly has strong and trait-specific consequences in adult fliesPhysiological Entomology, 48 (1), 35-44, 2023. 

Systematic Entomology 

Dominic A Evangelista,, Sabrina Simon, Megan M. Wilson, Akito Y. Kawahara, Manpreet K. Kohli, Jessica L. Ware, Benjamin Wipfler, Olivier Béthoux, Philippe Grandcolas, Frédéric Legendre 

Assessing support for Blaberoidea phylogeny suggests optimal locus qualitySystematic Entomology, 46 (1), 157-171, 2021. 

Mukta Joshi, Marianne Espeland, Vlad Dincă, Roger Vila, Mohadeseh S. Tahami, Lars Dietz, Christoph Mayer, Sebastian Martin, Leonardo Dapporto, Marko Mutanen 

Delimiting continuity: Comparison of target enrichment and double digest restriction-site associated DNA sequencing for delineating admixing parapatric Melitaea butterfliesSystematic Entomology, 47 (4), 367-654, 2022. 

Tomochika Fujisawa, Víctor Noguerales, Emmanouil Meramveliotakis, Anna Papadopoulou, Alfried P. Vogler 

Image-based taxonomic classification of bulk insect biodiversity samples using deep learning and domain adaptationSystematic Entomology, 48 (3), 387-401, 2023. 

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Winners – for best papers published during 2019-21

Read more about this year’s winners here, and read all the 2021 winning articles in this Virtual Issue

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Kiran J. Horrocks, Darren Ward & David M. Suckling

Can natural enemies of current insect pests provide biotic resistance to future pests?

Agricultural and Forest Entomology20 (3), 390-401, 2018.

Ecological Entomology

Elia Guariento, Wolfgang Wanek & Konrad Fiedler

Consistent shift in nutritional ecology of ants reveals trophic flexibility across alpine tree‐line ecotones

Ecological Entomology43 (2), 168-181, 2018.

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Douglas H. Boyes, Darren M. Evans, Richard Fox, Mark, S. Parsons & Michael J. O. Pocock

Is light pollution driving moth population declines? A review of causal mechanisms across the life cycle

Insect Conservation and Diversity,11 (1), 1-12, 2018.

Insect Molecular Biology

Chaverra-Rodriguez, D., Dalla Benetta, E., Heu, C.C., Rasgon, J.L., Ferree, P.M. and Akbari, O.S.

Germline mutagenesis of Nasonia vitripennis through ovarian delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein

Insect Molecular Biology27 (3), 352-364, 2018.

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Ronai, I., Tufts, D.M. and Diuk-Wasser, M.A.

Aversion of the invasive Asian longhorned tick to the white-footed mouse, the dominant reservoir of tick-borne pathogens in the U.S.A.

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 31, 365-372, 2017.

Physiological Entomology

Naoki Matsuda  Takashi Kanbe  Jun Endo  Shin-Ichi Akimoto & Hideharu Numata

Suppression of autumnal sexual morph production in spring by a seasonal timer in an aphid

Physiological Entomology, 42, 181-190, 2017.

Systematic Entomology

Sean D. Schoville, Tierney C. Bougie, Roman Y. Dudko, Matthew J. Medeiros

Has past climate change affected cold-specialized species differentially through space and time?

Systematic Entomology, 42, 267-287, 2017.

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Winners – for best papers published during 2018-19

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Xiaohong Li, Michael Garvey, Ian Kaplan, Baoping Li, Juli Carrillo

Domestication of tomato has reduced the attraction of herbivore natural enemies to pest-damaged plants

Agricultural and Forest Entomology20 (3), 390-401, 2018.

Ecological Entomology

Dave Goulson, Steph O’Connor, Kirsty J. Park

The impacts of predators and parasites on wild bumblebee colonies

Ecological Entomology43 (2), 168-181, 2018.

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Laurence Packer, Spencer K. Monckton, Thomas M. Onuferko, Rafael R. Ferrari

Validating taxonomic identifications in entomological research

Insect Conservation and Diversity,11 (1), 1-12, 2018.

Insect Molecular Biology

Y. Zhang, K. Feng, J. Hu, L. Shi, P. Wei, Z.Wu, G. Shen, M. Li, Q. Wu, L. He

microRNA=1 gene, tci-miR-1-3p, is involved in cyflumetofen resistance by targeting a glutathione S-transferase gene, TCGSTM4, in Tetranychus cinnabarinus

Insect Molecular Biology27 (3), 352-364, 2018.

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Winners – for best papers published during 2017-18

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

M. Brustolin, S. Talavera, A. Nunez, C. Santamaria, R. Rivas, N. Pujol, M. Valle, M. Verdun, A. Brun, N. Pages and N. Busquets

Rift Valley fever virus and European mosquitoes: vector compettence of Culex pipiens and Stegomyia albopicta (= Aedes albopictus)

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 31, 365-372, 2017.

Physiological Entomology

Lily M. Thompson, Trevor M. Faske, Nana Banahene, Dominique Grim, Salvatore J. Agosta, Dylan Parry, Patrick C. Tobin, Derek M. Johnson and Kristine L. Grayson

Variations in growth and developmental responses to supraoptimal temperatures near latitudinal range limits of gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.), an expanding invasive species

Physiological Entomology, 42, 181-190, 2017.

Systematic Entomology

Camiel Doorenweerd, Erik J. Van Nieukerken and Robert J. B. Hoare

Phylogeny, classification and divergence times of pygmy leaf-mining moths (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): the earliest lepidopteran radiation in Angiosperms?

Systematic Entomology, 42, 267-287, 2017.

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Winners – for best papers published during 2016-17

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Sarah L. Facey, David B. Fidler, Rhiannon C. Rowe, Lisa M. Bromfield, Sabine S. Nooten, Joanna T.Staley, David S. Ellsworth and Scott N. Johnson

Atmospheric change causes declines in woodland arthropods and impacts specific trophic groups.

Agricultural and Forest Entomology19 (1), 101-112, 2017.

Ecological Entomology

Tom R. Bishop, Mark P. Robertson, Berndt J. Van Rensburg and Catherine L. Parr

Coping with the cold: minimum temperatures and thermal tolerances dominate the ecology of mountain ants.

Ecological Entomology42 (2), 105-114, 2017.

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Alessandro Campanaro, Livia Zapponi, Sönke Hardersen, Marcos Mendez, Nida Al Fulaij, Paolo Audisio, Marco Bardiani, Giuseppe M. Carpaneto, Serena Corezzola, Francesca Della Rocca, Deborah Harvey, Colin Hawes, Marcin Kadej, Jerzy Karg, Markus Rink, Adrian Smolis, Eva Spencer, Arno Thomaes, Ilaria Toni, Al Vrezec, Agnese Zauli, Michelle Zilioli and Stefano Chiari

A European monitoring protocol for the stag beetle, a saproxylic flagship species.

Insect Conservation and Diversity9 (6), 574-584, 2016.

Insect Molecular Biology

K. Cappelle, C.F.R de Oliveira, B.Van Eynde, O. Christiaens and G. Smagghe

The involvement of clathrin-mediated endocytosis and two Sid-1-like transmembrane proteins in double-stranded RNA uptake in the Colorado potato beetle midgut.

Insect Molecular Biology25 (3), 315-323, 2016.

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