Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab (TEE Lab)

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Asian School of Environment
Earth Observatory of Singapore
Nanyang technological University, Singapore

#TEELab & PIELab at ASE-EOS 2025 🌿 Proud of our presenters: Marx Yim (GBIF & dung beetles in Sabah), Dr. Tharaka (road verges & butterflies), Dr. Tian Yang (leaf traits & litterfall), & Zann Teo (Singapore dung beetle checklist). Congrats to Zann for winning Best Presenter! 🎉 @eleslade.bsky.social

#TEELab NTU Asian School of the Environment NTU College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore collaborate with UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and Gardens by the Bay, SG, in bringing this innovation to insect conservation. 🌿 @eleslade.bsky.social @liyuenc.bsky.social

Exciting progress in #insect #monitoring! Meetings and on-site installation of the new AMI system mark a big step towards practical, cost-effective & standardised monitoring solutions.This upgraded system enables automated monitoring of insects for better biodiversity insights.

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The #TEELab met with SE Asia #dungbeetle experts, Dr. Teruo Ochi & Dr. Masahiro Kon at the Osaka Museum of Natural History, Japan. We will work with them to describe new species & provide baseline data for long-term biodiversity monitoring 🔬🪲

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Biodiversity in the city: TEE Lab research featured in The Straits Times We are proud to share that recent research from the Tropical Ecology and Entomology Lab (TEE Lab) at the Asian School of the Environment (ASE), NTU, was featured in The Straits Times as part of the SG...

We are proud to share that recent research from #TEELab at Asian School of the Environment, NTU, was featured in The Straits Times as part of the SG60 special on Singapore’s “City in Nature” vision 🌳🏢🌳

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What an incredible learning with pre-university students who joined us during #science #discovery camp with Asian School of Environment, Nanyang Technological University, SG. Students got a behind-the-scenes look into our labs. Meet real #ecologist in action!

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#Congratulations to our #TEELab PhD student, Zann Teo on passing her Qualifying Examination! Her exciting #research carrying out #molecular work on #Scarabaeinae dung beetles in #Singapore marks a significant step forward in understanding the hidden diversity of these important taxa.

Butterflies benefit from roadside greenery in cities, finds Singapore study Reducing the cutting of plants in road verges and having a greater variety of flowering plants in them improves butterfly numbers and diversity.

Butterflies benefit from roadside greenery in cities, finds Singapore study
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We were thrilled to welcome Dr. Evan Quah from Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 🇲🇾 to #TEELab for an inspiring seminar! His talk on the past, present, and future of #snake #research in Malaysia was both eye-opening and motivating 🤩 @eleslade.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Dr. @xinruiong.bsky.social & Dr. @tharakasp.bsky.social on receiving their graduation scrolls and transcripts! A proud moment for their supervisor @eleslade.bsky.social #TEELab

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Into the Understories of Sepilok, Sandakan, Malaysia The TEE Lab returned to the rainforests of Sepilok-Kabili Forest Reserve in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, for a resurvey of dung beetle communities. Our team (Prof. Eleanor Slade, Dr. Ong Xin Rui, and Dr...

Curious on what the #TEELab has been up to during two weeks adventure in Sepilok-Kabili #rainforest check out our blog to find out our #fieldwork & #digitising #dungbeetle reference collection at FRC, Sandakan 🪲

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(Media Feature) Science Talk: Beyond bees and butterflies – why South-east Asia must step up on insect conservation We had the amazing opportunity to contribute a commentary for The Straits Times on our recent publication in Ecology Letters, "Identifying the Knowledge and Capacity Gaps in Southeast Asian Insect Con...

Beyond bees and butterflies: Why SE Asia must boost insect consevation. Our article in the Straits Times. teelabntu.wixsite.com/home/post/me... @xinruiong.bsky.social @teelab.bsky.social #insects #Entomology #conservation

Hello GianLuca! In March 2025, the TEE Lab was delighted to have Dr Gianluca Cerullo with us for an afternoon of exciting discussions and catching up. Gianluca is a conservation scientist and is currently a postdocto...

We had the pleasure of having Dr Gianluca Cerullo @gcerullo.bsky.social with us for an amazing afternoon at the TEE Lab! #collaboration #dungbeetle #conservation

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Welcoming visitors from japan: A week of Science and field observation The TEE Lab had the pleasure of hosting our visitors from Hiroshima University, Japan in Singapore. Their visit brought exciting opportunities for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and plenty of good...

An inspiring knowledge sharing with our visitors from 🇯🇵 #collaboration #digitizing #dungbeetle specimens and showcasing our ongoing projects on #insect #biodiversity and #conservation

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TEE Lab’s Exciting Weekend at Gardens by the Bay to explore Biodiversity at Bioblitz 2025 What an incredible weekend it was at our first-ever Bioblitz at Gardens by the Bay! Supported by the Singapore Eco Fund and hosted in collaboration with the Bird Society of Singapore, Herpetological S...

#TEELab exciting weekend at Gardens by the Bay to explore #biodversity at #Bioblitz2025 - leading #deagonfly #survey and interactive #booth showcased our #research on #insects #monitoring

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The Ecologist and the Artist – A Powerful Duo for Insect Conservation When we imagine the masterminds behind Singapore’s “City in Nature” vision, we often think of urban planners, architects, and environmentalists. But what if some of the most crucial engineers are so s...

The #ecologist @eleslade.bsky.social and the artist, Wendy Zhang - A powerful duo for #insect #conservation #TEELab

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Great talks today by PhD students from Hiroshima University on #livestock #grazing and #plant-pollinator interactions. @xinruiong.bsky.social from #TEELab shared her work on the #IUCN Red List for #tropical #insects! Great knowledge sharing all around 😇 @eleslade.bsky.social

A warm welcome to our visitors from 🇯🇵! Grateful for the chance to share our work on #moleculartechniques, #digitisingdungbeetles & current research. Special thanks to Prof. Hosaka for his inspiring talk on #dipterocarp flowering & #insect seed predation in Malaysian 🌳
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