Soldier beetle on sentry duty Credit Greg Hitchcock
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20 May 2025

The Ugly Bug Ball – RES partners with Sparsholt College at Chelsea Flower Show

RES CEO Simon Ward supporting Sparsholt College Group with their Silver-Gilt award winning garden in the Green Stem Zone. It’s been two years since we unveiled the RES Insect Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This year, we are working with Sparsholt College on their garden, ‘The Ugly Bug Ball’,…

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19 May 2025

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

Scientists’ warning on the need for greater inclusion of dragonflies in global conservation  First published: 15 March 2025 The Royal Entomological Society journal, Insect Conservation and Diversity, has recently published a forum article calling for greater inclusion of dragonflies in global conservation policies and actions. Dragonfly researchers from  across the…

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12 May 2025

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

Do beetle families show a common pattern of taxon or phylogenetic diversity across elevation?  First published: 16 April 2025 A recent review article by Alexandre M. M. C. Loureiro and M. Alex Smith in Ecological Entomology searched for evidence of a common pattern of taxon or phylogenetic diversity across elevation…

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9 May 2025

Meet the Editor: Gael Kergoat 

Gael Kergoat has been an Editor-in-Chief for Systematic Entomology since 2022. Systematic Entomology is our RES journal that specialises in insect systematics, phylogenetics, and integrative taxonomy, providing a comprehensive platform for advancing the understanding of insect diversity and evolution. It now also includes arthropods in its scope. Tell us a…

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29 April 2025

Huge thank you to everyone for your support during the Big Give Green Match Fund

Huge thank you to everyone for your support during the Big Give Green Match Fund Following our recent call for donations towards our Big Give Green Match appeal, we have been humbled by the generosity of our community. We have secured an amazing £20,043 in funding to support the future…

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28 April 2025

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

Climate change and adverse weather’s effects on domestic flies and cockroaches may increase risks of pest-borne diseases. First published: 07 March 2025 RES journal, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, has recently published a review article highlighting the risks of adverse weather events on hygiene-related pests like some flies and cockroaches. The…

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18 April 2025

Meet the Editor: Thies Büscher 

Thies Büscher has been one of the Editors-in-Chief of RES journal Physiological Entomology for just over a year. He is a functional morphologist based at Kiel University, and brings an enthusiastic quality to his work on the journal.  Tell us a bit about the person behind the title Editor-in-Chief. I…

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10 April 2025

Student Science Communication Award winners announced

We’re pleased to announce the winning papers from the 2024 Student Science Communication Award To enter the annual competition, students write an 800 word article in English, on an insect-related topic of interest to the general public. Competition open – Enter now Enter your essay for the chance to win cash…

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8 April 2025

Harper Adams University & Royal Entomological Society Entomology Summer School 2025

Applications are open until 8 May 2025 for PhD students and early-career researchers. Apply now What is the HAU/RES Entomology Summer School? The HAU/RES Entomology Summer School is a five-day course (Monday 30th June to Friday 4th July) hosted at Harper Adams University and run in collaboration with the Royal…

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4 April 2025

Meet the Editor: Emma Weeks 

Meet the Editor: Emma Weeks  Emma Weeks has served as one of the Editors-in-Chief of RES journal Medical and Veterinary Entomology since 2020, focusing on the veterinary submissions. An active member of the RES, she is a passionate advocate for the entomological community as a whole.  Tell us a bit…