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This page showcases examples of excellent research published in our journals

Here at the Royal Entomological Society, we publish seven high-quality scientific journals covering a wide range of study areas across entomology.

By choosing to publish, read and review papers in our journals, you are helping the Society invest in meaningful entomology that supports the understanding, development and future of insect science.

Journal Highlights
A black and white cat hunting an insect on a window pane

Social media highlights the overlooked impact of cats on arthropods

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Paper first published:  19 November 2025

Photo credit: Petr Mückstein: Macrotoma hayesii (Hope, 1835) from the subfamily Prioninae – photo taken on Principe Island.

Can we consider cognitive abilities in insects?

Physiological Entomology

Paper first published:  28 October 2025

Co-author Dr Nadja Wipf sampling Aedes detritus on Dee Estuary, UK

Do salt marsh mosquitoes migrate?

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Paper first published:  23 October 2025

Phylogeny of main Messor groups, speciation rate and geographical distribution of species through time. Credit Y. Juvé 

How climate shaped the evolution the diversification of Messor harvester ants

Systematic Entomology

Paper first published: 03 September 2025

Could flower exports contribute to vectors of livestock and equid arboviruses?

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Paper first published: 28 August 2025

Ladybirds in a testing pot

How temperature and humidity affect a common fungal parasite in an invasive ladybird

Ecological Entomology

Paper first published: 17 September 2025

Do host insects benefit from parasitic Wolbachia which does not manipulate hosts’ reproduction?

Physiological Entomology

Paper first published: 15 September 2025

Pesticide resistance is putting agricultural systems at greater risk of insect pest damage 

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Paper first published: 07 August 2025

Makassarstraat: A nature roof, Amsterdam 2022. Picture taken by Eva Drukker 

Insect Diversity and Ecosystem Complexity on Green Roofs

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Paper first published: 07 August 2025

Ana L. Salgado (co-author) collecting C. lacinia larvae in the field (Texas, USA). 

Salty suitors: High larval sodium intake reduces adult lifespan and influences reproductive behaviour in a lepidopteran herbivore

Ecological Entomology

Paper first published: 19 July 2025

Unique evolution of sedentary Zodariidae ant spiders unveiled

Unique evolution of sedentary Zodariidae ant spiders unveiled

Systematic Entomology

Paper first published: 16 July 2025

Adult non-biting midge of the genus Chironomus, subjects of the experiment. Credit: Viktor Baranov.

Smaller and with lower survivability: the effects of climate change on aquatic insects

Ecological Entomology

Paper first published: 10 July 2025

Honey Bee, photo credit Dillon Travis 

Voracious Honey Bees Threaten the Food Supply of Native Pollinators

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Paper first published: 07 July 2025

What do we know about insect responses to global change?  

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Paper first published: 02 June 2025

Water reflections through greenery. Broad Bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) Credit Simon Carder

Scientists’ warning on the need for greater inclusion of dragonflies in global conservation 

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Paper first published: 15 May 2025

Alexandre Loureiro and Alex Smith walking up Volcan Cacao in Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica while collecting diverse staphylinid beetles across an elevation gradient.  

Do beetle families show a common pattern of taxon or phylogenetic diversity across elevation? 

Ecological Entomology

Paper first published: 16 April 2025

Fly (Muscidae) resting on a leaf, photo by Sarah-Fiona Helme

Climate change and adverse weather’s effects on flies and cockroaches may increase risks of pest-borne diseases

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Paper first published: 07 March 2025

A carabid beetle walking through some decaying wood. Photograph by Jordan Cuff.

Advances in insect biomonitoring for agriculture and forestry 

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Special Issue published: February 2025

A European hornet, Vespa crabro, found resting from the rain in late October. Photo by Pete Burford. This photo was Specially Commended in the RES annual photography competition

Looking to the future of Key questions in Physiological Entomology 

Physiological Entomology

Paper first published: 22 January 2025

Spider (Colyttus sp.) (c) Weihang Wang

The Evolution of Jumping Spiders: a phylogenetic framework for Euophryini

Systematic Entomology

Paper first published: 16 January 2025

Black Soldier Fly Head (Hermetia illucens) Photo by Thomas Shahan

Entomologists’ knowledge of, and attitudes towards, insect welfare in research and education

Ecological Entomology

Paper first published: 19 December 2024

Can sown wildflower meadows replace natural meadows in urban spaces for bees, butterflies, and hoverflies?

Ecological Entomology

Paper first published: 20 November 2024

The fossil is believed to be between 11 and 16 million years old, from the Miocene Period. © Michael Frese, University of Canberra

A team of Australian researchers has described a new species of now-extinct sawfly from an extremely well-preserved fossil found in central NSW

Systematic Entomology

Paper first published: 17 October 2024

Photo of a rhinoceros

Insects from the bodies of illegally hunted rhinoceros may provide valuable forensic information

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Paper first published: 09 October 2024

Foraging honeybee (Apis mellifera) on a flower. Photo: Jeff Wilson, Research School of Biology archive.

Special Issue highlighting the role of insect epigenetics in changing environments

Insect Molecular Biology

Special Issue Published: October 2024

Large Blue butterfly, Gloucestershire 2024 - photo by David Simcox

Rapid selection for increased dispersal rates by the endangered butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea) arion across restored landscapes

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Paper first published:  24 September 2024

Bumblebee by Raymond J Cannon

Bees need food up to a month earlier than provided by recommended pollinator plants

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Paper first published: 22 March 2024

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