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14 July 2025

New Special Issue Explores the RNAi Revolution in Insect Science – Insect Molecular Biology

The August 2025 issue of Insect Molecular Biology presents a landmark Special Issue dedicated to RNA interference (RNAi) technologies in insect science: Recent Insights into RNAi in Insect Biology and Pest Management. Curated by Guest Editor Prof. Umut Toprak, the issue brings together mechanistic insights, applied advances, and translational…

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11 July 2025

David Felce wins 2025 Rawcliffe Bridge Award for Sustainability

PRESS RELEASE: 09 July 2025 Cambridgeshire farmer David Felce wins 2025 Rawcliffe Bridge Award for Sustainability Award in partnership with The Andersons Centre was requested for the FASTAC, The Country Trust and The Royal Entomological Society Judges praise Felce for collaboration, biodiversity income streams and an impeccable sustainability mindset A…

News headline thumbnail for Smaller and with lower survivability: the effects of climate change on aquatic insects – Journal Highlight

11 July 2025

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

Paper first published: 10 July 2025 Press release by The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Rising temperatures and lower oxygen levels in water are causing aquatic insects to become smaller and experience increased mortality. Aquatic insects play a vital role in ecosystems. The combined effects of declining insect numbers and shrinking…

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8 July 2025

Voracious Honey Bees Threaten the Food Supply of Native Pollinators – Journal Highlight

Researchers raise concern of native species being outcompeted by non-native honey bees, which were found to extract nearly 80 percent of available pollen in a day at a key hotspot of bee biodiversity. Paper first published: 07 July 2025 Press release by University of California, SanDiego. Media contact: Mario Aguilera, maguilera@ucsd.edu …

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30 June 2025

Meet the Editor: Manu Saunders

Manu began working on Insect Conservation and Diversity in 2022 and has a passionate interest in community ecology. Insect Conservation and Diversity is the RES journal that has a focus on biogeography, climate change impacts, conservation genetics, and global biodiversity. Tell us a bit about the person behind the title…

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30 June 2025

An update from the RES Conservation Science team 2025

Spring is a busy time for us as the conservation science team at the Royal Entomological Society (RES). Each year we work on Large Blue Butterfly sites in Somerset and Gloucestershire, installing temperature data loggers which will monitor soil temperature between April and October every 20 minutes. Spring is also…

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27 June 2025

RES Insect Garden Event – Insect Week 2025

Join us Saturday 28 June to Stand Tall for the Small This Saturday 28 June, the Royal Entomological Society is hosting a free, family-friendly day at the RES Insect Garden in Stratford Cross, near the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as part of Insect Week 2025 and is calling on everyone…

News headline thumbnail for MPs pledge to stand up for insects at the launch of the new All Party Parliamentary Group for Bees, Pollinators and Invertebrates

25 June 2025

MPs pledge to stand up for insects at the launch of the new All Party Parliamentary Group for Bees, Pollinators and Invertebrates

MPs gathered in Westminster this Insect Week to pledge their support for insect life at the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) that will champion bees, pollinators and invertebrates. Bringing together MPs and Peers from across the political spectrum, the APPG for Bees, Pollinators and Invertebrates aims…

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24 June 2025

Virtual Issue – Insect Week 2025

This year, the Royal Entomological Society’s Insect Week is focused on insect decline and what we can do to address it. This is a key theme in our ongoing project to address the key issues facing entomology, highlighted in the article Grand challenges in entomology: Priorities for action in the coming…

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