Soldier beetle on sentry duty Credit Greg Hitchcock
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20 October 2026

Lifetime’s Work on Australian Moths Recognized with Prestigious Whitley Award

Published: 20 October 2026. A major new CABI-published book, produced in partnership with the Royal Entomological Society, has been awarded a prestigious Whitley Award under the category of Zoology Resource for bringing together the latest understanding of moth evolution, ecology, and conservation. Australian Moths: A Natural History edited by Prof.…

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19 October 2026

Open Access Week 2026

Advancing Insect Science for Everyone 19–25 October 2026. As we celebrate Open Access Week 2026, we’re taking the opportunity to showcase how Royal Entomological Society journals help share insect science with the world. Open Access publishing allows research to be read, shared and built upon without barriers, helping scientists, students,…

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15 October 2026

Announcement: New Editors-in-Chief for Agriculture and Forest Entomology

We are delighted to announce new Editors-in-Chief for Agriculture and Forest Entomology. Mike Garratt, Maartje Klapwijk and Daniel Leybourne and have recently joined the team and will be leading the journal alongside Chris Ranger, who has been in situ since the beginning of 2024. They replace Laurel Haavik, Adam Vanbergen…

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13 October 2026

Termites inside wood: If we cannot see them, perhaps we can hear them? – Journal Highlight

Published: 21 August 2026. A piece of wood can look completely quiet while, under its surface, an entire termite colony is at work. Drywood termites can spend months or even years hidden inside wood, tunnelling, feeding and expanding their colonies. By the time an infestation becomes visible, substantial damage may…

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12 October 2026

Policy and Public Affairs News – Q3 2026

A long, hot and dry Summer has intensified public debates over several issues affecting British insects, including the effect of wildfires on nature and the economic impact of the Bluetongue outbreak affecting Wales and the South West of England. In this context, it is important for the Royal Entomological Society…

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16 September 2026

New Editor-in-Chief for Insect Molecular Biology – Journal Highlight

Published: 16 September 2026. We are delighted to announce that Professor Chun-che Chang is joining the editorial team of Insect Molecular Biology (IMB) as co-Editor-in-Chief, alongside Sassan Asgari and Cecilia Tamborindeguy. He will be taking over from Professor Jake (Zhihian) Tu, who has served as an Editor-in-Chief of IMB since…

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8 September 2026

Welcome to our newly elected Trustees

The Royal Entomological Society is pleased to officially announce the results of its recent Trustee Elections which gave members the opportunity to vote for new trustees to help guide the Society’s mission to advance insect science worldwide. From this September, we are delighted to welcome both re-elected and newly appointed…

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3 September 2026

The RES HQ acquires new base in London

Help Shape the Future of Our New Home! We’re delighted to announce that the Royal Entomological Society has officially moved into a new building this autumn, which will give us our own dedicated home in central London. Our teams have worked tirelessly with designers to transform an empty space into…

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26 August 2026

Approaches in Entomology Q&A – Journal Highlight

Published: 26 August 2026. Approaches in Entomology is the Royal Entomological Society’s new, and first purely open access, journal, spanning methods, philosophies and ethics. It opened for submissions earlier this year and we are delighted to announce that the first papers have now been published to issue. Jayne Whiffin, Managing…

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24 August 2026

Endangered Butterfly Returns After 50 Years

In July, caterpillars of the rare and endangered large blue butterfly were reintroduced to areas managed by the Danish Nature Agency in Jydelejet, north of Klinteskoven, where the species disappeared in the 1970s. The reintroduction was carried out by experts from the Royal Entomological Society, who have more than 40…