Dr Jess Stokes

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

@royentsoc.bsky.social

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 ...

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
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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

Meet the Keynote Speakers for the IAFF25 conference

🌟 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 🔽
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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

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...

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

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

💡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

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 📸

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

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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.

🗣️ 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

📢 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 ⏰

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...

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! 🪲🪰🦋🐝🦟🐜🦗

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

A slide on "ethical review for insect research".

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...

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

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

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

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Incredible Insects – Girlguiding Surrey West County

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

Learned about the girl guide insect badge 🙌🏽😍

@royentsoc.bsky.social #ento25

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

#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! 🪲

Missed out on a ticket for LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED?

Our event is proving so popular we’ve released EXTRA online tickets so more people can learn how to fight dangerous health #misinformation!

Get your ticket👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

🚨 UK students 🚨

Opportunity to present your work in parliament - poster competition open now 🧐

Amazing opportunity and would be fantastic to see an entomology based poster represented 🙌🏽

@royentsoc.bsky.social

stemforbritain.org.uk

Join us for Insects as Food and Feed 🪰

📅9 October
📍University of Roehampton @uni-roehampton.bsky.social

🔗 www.royensoc.co.uk/event/iaff25/

Covering #InsectProtein nutrition, formulation and the UK/EU landscape it's sure to be a fascinating day following #Ento25 and #BSFCon in September🎉

Fantastic first session at #BSFcon highlighting the challenges to scaling - standardisation of output a key challenge to uptake for aquaculture sector 🧐🐟

Psyched to be co-chairing this great line up of diverse speakers who represent the best in arbovirus research. See you there! Send us your email for a Zoom login. Please help with a re-post :-)

A CHECKLIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF THE BRITISH ISLES (2nd Edition) - British Entomological & Natural History Society

New digital publication available for free on our website! A checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles (2nd Edition): covering all British macro-moths, micro-moths and butterflies, this is an indispensable reference for any serious lepidopterist. www.benhs.org.uk/publications...

BENHS ID Workshop

Dinton Pastures, Nr. Reading December 6th 2025 10:30 am - 4:00 pm

Wasps with a single forewing sub-marginal cell – Mike Edwards

To book a place please mail, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk

Image: Mike Edwards

@marctaylor.bsky.social

Weevil Identification workshop – Angela Marmont Centre November 8 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Tutor: Mark Gurney

For beginners to those wanting to get familiar with trickier groups.

Book a place; email, supplying a contact phone: indoormeetings@benhs.org.uk

Image: Mark Gurney

Ento25 - Royal Entomological Society Join entomologists from around the world to present your work, meet new contacts, and build on your career. We are delighted to be holding Ento25 at the University of Strathclyde in the city centre…

📢 Deadline extended!

We're offering an extra week to join the entomological community at #Ento25 in #Glasgow.

Make the most of your trip and explore this vibrant city around the conference & discover the #ScottishHighlands.

Deadline: 25 Aug 🔽

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@unistrathclyde.bsky.social

Ento25 - Royal Entomological Society Join entomologists from around the world to present your work, meet new contacts, and build on your career. We are delighted to be holding Ento25 at the University of Strathclyde in the city centre…

📢 Last call - Register by 5pm today to join us in-person in Glasgow 🐜

In-person registration deadline: 17:00 (BST), 15 August 🔽

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#StrathLife @unistrathclyde.bsky.social #InsectDecline #ClimateChange #ClimateResistance #Biodiversity #FoodScarcity #Agriculture #Farming #PhD #STEM