Royal Entomological Society

Insect Week 2022
2022-06-20 09:00 - 2022-06-26 17:00 (Europe/London)
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Our annual celebration of the ‘little things that run the world’ returns.

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Insect Week Events

Some events taking place during Insect Week – Click on each to find out more, or visit the Insect Week Events page to search for an event near you!

Event Date & Time LocationDiscover the World of Insects Biologist meetMonday 20th June, 13:00-18:00 Life Sciences Building, University of BristolGround Beetle ID with Microscopes: Tribes, with the FSCMonday 20th June, 10:00-16:00Field Studies Council Bushy Park, HamptonPerceptions of insects: Philias and Phobias Panel DiscussionTuesday 21st June, 13:00-14:00Online eventField Identification of Solitary Wasps with the FSC Tuesday 21st June – 10:00-16:00Field Studies Council Bishops Wood, Stourport-on-SevernThe Big Bang Fair 2022 Wednesday 22nd-Friday 24th June, 09:30-15:30The NEC in BirminghamField Identification of Hoverflies with the FSCWednesday 22nd June, 10:00-16:00Field Studies Council Bushy Park, HamptonInvertebrate recording day at Rindle MossWednesday 22nd June, 10:00-16:00Rindle Moss, Irlam, Greater ManchesterBushy Park Invertebrate Volunteer ID Day with the FSCThursday 23rd June, 10:00-16:00Field Studies Council Bushy Park, HamptonField Identification of Conspicuous Ladybirds: Adults and Larvae, with the FSCFriday 24th June, 10:00-16:00Field Studies Council Bushy Park, HamptonStonefly Larvae Identification with Microscopes with the FSCFriday 24th June, 10:00-16:00Field Studies Council Bishops Wood, Stourport-on-SevernMayfly Larvae Identification with Microscopes with the FSCSaturday 25th June, 10:00-16:00Field Studies Council Bishops Wood, Stourport-on-SevernInsect Odyssey exhibition at Salisbury MuseumSaturday 25th June, 10:00-17:00The Salisbury Museum, The Kings House, SalisburyStillingfleet Lodge Gardens Annual Wildlife DaySunday 26th June, 13:00-17:00Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens, YorkRiverfly Volunteer Identifcation Day with the FSCSunday 26th June, 10:00-16:00Field Studies Council Bishops Wood, Stourport-on-Severn

Insect Week Photography Competition

The Insect Week Photography Competition is back again this year! Submit your best insect-themed photos for prizes and features. Be sure to read the Terms & Conditions before entering.

Insect Week Art Competition

Photography not your thing? This year, we are also running an Art Competiton – Visit the Art Competition page to enter now.

Take a look at some wonderful photos from our Photography Competition 2021

Social Media Campaigns 🦋🐞🐝🐛

Follow @InsectWeek on social media platforms for more updates, great photography, interesting news and fun things to do, including our campaigns throughout the week – Let us know:

#WhatIsYourFavouriteInsect?

#HowDoYouFeelAboutInsects?

Just tag us with @InsectWeek and the above hashtags in posts with images, text, reels or your preferred medium and we will endeavour to share and feature as many as possible through our stories or reposts during #InsectWeek22 – Let’s do our best this week to share our love, respect and knowledge of insects!

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Perceptions of insects: Philias and Phobias - online discussion
2022-06-21 13:00 - 14:00 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/perceptions-of-insects-philias-and-phobias/
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Thank you to those who attended our ‘Perceptions of Insects’ talk.

We were able to successfully record this panel discussion and are please to be able to share this with you if you missed it, or just wanted to watch it again!

Watch the full #HowDoYouFeelAboutInsects Playlist on YouTube.

Taking place during Insect Week 2022 is the

‘Perceptions of insects: Philias and Phobias’ online discussion

Love insects? Hate Insects? Bees good, wasps bad? Butterflies wow, moths yuk?

How do we come to love and hate insects, or prefer some insects over others? And why is this a crucial question in times of climate and biodiversity crisis?

A panel discussion about our perceptions of insects, with views from researchers in science communication, ecology, geography, literature and film.

Adam Hart, University of Gloucestershire

Adam Hart is Professor of Science Communication at the University of Gloucestershire. He teaches and carries out research in behaviour, ecology and evolution. Adam is also a science presenter on television and radio and has cofounded several Citizen Science surveys.

Twitter: @AdamHartScience

Instagram: @AdamHartScience

Franziska Kohlt, University of York

Franziska Kohlt is a researcher in Science Communication, the History of Science & Literature, with a background in Communication and Media Science and Comparative Literature. Her doctoral thesis on Dreams and Visions in Victorian Psychology Fantastic Literature established the latter as primary medium to digest and communicate new scientific knowledge, its societal and epistemological implications.

Twitter: @frankendodo

Instagram: @frankendodo

Liam Hathaway, De Montfort University

Liam Hathaway recently earned his PhD at De Montfort University by conducting an eco-cultural investigation of the killer bug movie. Though he is interested in all kinds of film, his key interests lie in neo-noir, horror and the post-apocalyptic, with a particular emphasis on how genre films engage with the cultural moment. He has written for multiple edited collections, often provides screening notes for London’s Science Fiction Theatre and has delivered papers at several conferences.

Twitter: @LiamVIII

Instagram: @ liam__viii

Seirian Sumner, University College London

Seirian Sumner is Professor in Behavioural Ecology at University College London. She looks at the evolution of social behaviour in insects and cofounded the Big Wasp Survey. Seirian is an advocate for female scientists and cofounded Soapbox Science. In 2022 Seirian’s book Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps is published.

Twitter: @WaspWoman

Instagram: @waspprof

Verity Jones, University of the West of England

Verity is an Associate Professor at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research interests lie in education and issues of social and environmental justice, within which food systems are a major part. Verity has undertaken research with 7-11 year olds regarding the acceptance of edible insects into school meals at a time of climate and ecological emergency.

Twitter: @VerityJones_edu

Instagram: @VerityJones_edu

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The Big Bang Fair 2022
2022-06-22 09:30 - 2022-06-24 15:30 | The NEC in Birmingham, National Exhibition Centre, North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham, B40 1NT, United Kingdom
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Taking place at the NEC Birmingham during our Insect Week 2022 event is the Big Bang Fair!

The Big Bang Fair is back for 2022! We’re so excited for you to join us at the UK’s biggest celebration of STEM for young people.

The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair is returning from Wednesday 22 to Friday 24 June 2022 at The NEC in Birmingham. The Fair is open to schools from 9.30am to 3.30pm to get stuck in, get inspired and get excited at the STEM event of the year.

Big Bang Fair – Exploring Insects & Entomology stand

The Big Bang Fair 2022 will be packed full of exciting, interactive activities and has been designed specifically with 11 to 14 year olds in mind, to provide the best careers inspiration, advice and opportunities to meet with real scientists and engineers.

Registrations for schools groups are now fully booked. If you still want to get stuck in at The Fair, but don’t have a ticket yet, you can join the waiting list to be notified of any upcoming availability.

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Tickets remain for families, home educators and school groups to visit us at The Big Bang Fair Unlocked on Thursday 23 June 4pm to 8pm.

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More details about the exciting activities and opportunities on offer at The Big Bang Fair will be coming soon and will be updated regularly, so make sure to check back.

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CONNECTED - Online Conference
2022-06-28 08:00 - 2022-06-30 16:00
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Bringing together plant pathologists, entomologists and agricultural innovators, this event will build new connections between disciplines and researchers, zoning in on the most crucial areas of interdisciplinary research needed to improve global food security.

The conference will include scientific talks and poster sessions, plenaries from world-class leaders in plant vector-borne disease, workshops to explore priority research questions, opportunities and challenges, plus emerging community needs – all expertly facilitated.

Confirmed speakers to date include:

Dr Adrian Valli, Principal Investigator, Spanish National Center for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC), SpainProf. Shirley Luckhart, Co-Director of Institute for Health in the Human Ecosystem, University of Idaho, USADr Saliou Niassy, Head of Agricultural Technology Transfer Unit, ICIPE – International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, KenyaDr Christophe Lacomme, Senior Virologist, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), ScotlandDr Taro Takahashi, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Livestock Systems and Food Security, and Joint Food Security Theme Research Lead at Cabot Institute for the Environment, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

There will also be significant opportunities and designated space for professional networking, plus twenty places available on a Scriptoria grant-writing workshop in the lead-up to the conference. There are also chances to speak – until the end of April we will be accepting applications to give a talk.

The conference will encompass:

Current and emerging issues and questions in plant vector-borne disease researchInnovation and translation of plant vector-borne disease research outputs into technologies/solutions/applicationsInterdisciplinarity in plant vector-borne disease – and the future collaborations needed

In addition to CONNECTED Network Members, we extend our invitations to this event to all members of the British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP) and the Royal Entomological Society (RES). We hope that bringing these three research communities together to share knowledge, to connect and to collaborate, will help us all to find the interdisciplinary solutions needed to better solve the problems caused by insect-borne plant diseases.

View the Programme here.

Register now on Eventbrite from the ConnectedVirus.net website.

This event is sponsored by the British Society for Plant Pathology.

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Insects: RADAR detection and threats to aircraft - Virtual Talk 2022
2022-07-05 19:00 - 21:30 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/insects-radar-detection-and-threats-to-aircraft-virtual-talk-2022/
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RAeS Air Transport Specialist Group and Royal Entomological Society

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Thank you to those who attended our ‘RADAR detection & threats to aircraft’ talk live.

We were able to successfully record this meeting and are please to be able to share this with you if you missed it, or just wanted to watch it again!

Event Synopsis:

This inaugural collaboration of the Royal Entomological Society and Royal Aeronautical Society will explore the various ways in which insects can adversely affect aircraft operations, such as through sludge accretion on wings and disturbance in the cockpit! It will also describe how RADAR can be used to detect insects at altitude and to understand their behaviour, which is relevant to finding solutions to the problems they cause. The audience will be canvassed on a future wider-ranging meeting, seeking to establish whether further RES and RAeS partnership might usefully provide information to help solve common practical issues.

About RAeS

As the world’s only professional body dedicated to the aerospace community, we exist to further the advancement of aeronautical art, science and engineering around the world.

Established in 1866, the Society has been at the forefront of developments in aerospace, seeking to promote the highest professional standards and provide a central forum for sharing knowledge.

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What areas will this event cover ?

Examination of aircraft and insect operational interactionExamination of using RADAR to detect high altitude insectsTest run for a further RAeS/RES event, expanded in size and scope

What benefits will delegates gain from attending?

An understanding of insect impact on aircraft operational safety.An understanding of using RADAR to examine insect behaviour at high altitude .Opportunity to suggest topics for further RAeS and RES collaboration.

Talk outline:

Intro to Talk and to RAeS – Sohail Chughtai (10 min)Intro to RES – Richard Harrington (10 min)Insect and Aircraft Operations – RAeS, Dai Whittingham (30 min)Detection of aircraft and insects, using RADAR – RES, Jason Chapman (30 min)Intro to Poll on further event topicsBreak (10min)Panel Discussion and Q + A (30 min)Closing remarks, Poll results and End (10 min)Total time – 2hrs 10 min

Organisers

Sohail Chughtai

Air Transport Specialist Group Vice-ChairRoyal Aeronautical Society

Sohail has been a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society since 1986 and is Vice-Chair of its Air Transport Specialist Group Committee. He is a Chartered Engineer, with 35 years’ military aviation experience in Flight Test and Structural Design, holding a BEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering and MEng in Engineering Design. He regularly contributes to public debates, chairs industry conferences and is a member of key aviation sector forums on urban aviation with respect to vehicle design, biomimetics, ethics and city infrastructure.

His current role is as Client Engagement Manager with Innovate UK EDGE SE at Greenwich University, where he works on the thematic drivers of innovation across Industry, Academia, Government and Society; particularly societal response to new transport technologies.

Dr Richard Harrington Hon FRES

Royal Entomological Society Co-Chair Meetings Committee ChairAntenna Editor

Richard developed an interest in insects at a young age. He has a degree in Zoology and Applied Entomology from Imperial College. His PhD is also from Imperial, but the work was done at the Natural History Museum on aphids, many of which are important pests. His entire career was spent with the Rothamsted Insect Survey (which he eventually led) at the World’s largest agricultural research institute, Rothamsted Research. Here he worked on monitoring and forecasting aphids until his retirement in 2015. Richard joined the Royal Entomological Society in 1977 and is a former Vice-President. He is now an Honorary Fellow and trustee. He chairs the Meetings Committee and edits the Society’s quarterly bulletin, Antenna. In 2008, he bought on eBay an aphid fossilised in amber. It turned out to be a previously undiscovered species and was named Mindarus harringtoni Heie. Richard is proud to share his name with an old fossil.

Confirmed Speakers

Speaker 1 – Dai Whittingham

Chief Executive, UK Flight Safety CommitteeEx-RAF, Air Cdre, Deputy CommanderNATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force.

Dai Whittingham joined the RAF as a pilot in 1974. He flew Phantoms for 7 years in the Air Defence fighter role. His early flying career included 3 years as a QFI providing basic flying training on the Jet Provost, and was also the Jet Provost display pilot.

Following attendance at the Royal College of Defence Studies, Dai was deployed as the Air Component Commander for all UK flying operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also chaired the Military Aviation Regulatory Group. His next UK staff tour saw him with responsibility for operational management and oversight of all RAF airborne surveillance platforms, including Predator and Sentinel, and the RAF Search and Rescue Force.

Dai’s last formal military appointment was as Deputy Commander for the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force. Dai joined the UKFSC as Chief Executive in February 2012.

Speaker 2 – Dr Jason Chapman

Associate Professor of Migration EcologyCentre for Ecology and ConservationCollege of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Exeter.

Dr Jason Chapman is a movement ecologist interested in the evolution of animal migration strategies, and the population and community-level effects of these long-range movements. He primarily studies insects and birds to answer these questions, and uses novel technologies including biological radars, weather radars, meteorological simulations, tethered flight techniques and genomic approaches to characterize migration ecology.

His research projects include insect compass navigation, using radars to monitor & forecast pest invasions, and developing continental-scale migration monitoring with collaborators, eg. EU COST Action “ENRAM” (the European Network for the Radar surveillance of Animal Movement), aimed at developing methods for studying the atmospheric movements of birds, bats and insects over the European continent (see www.enram.eu).

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XXVI International Congress of Entomology (ICE)
2022-07-17 09:00 - 2022-07-22 17:00
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Thank you to everyone who visited us and took part in our activities at the international insect science event in Helsinki.

Have a look at some of the photos from the event.

Hope to see you at #ICE2024 in Kyoto, Japan!

Meet the RES at the international insect science event in Helsinki.

The Royal Entomological Society is a sponsor and exhibitor at the global entomology event ICE2022, which will take place in Helsinki, Finland.

RES staff including our CEO Simon Ward will be on our stand in the exhibition hall at the Messukeskus and look forward to meeting conference delegates and welcoming new members to the Society.

Our Head of Publishing Emilie Aimé will run a Meet the Editors event – #PitchYourPaper.

Professor Janet Hemingway

Prof. Janet Hemingway will be delivering our Wigglesworth Memorial Lecture as a plenary speaker, and will be awarded the Medal for ‘outstanding services to the science of Entomology’ on Wednesday 20th July.

Janet is a geneticist and is currently Professor of Insect Molecular Biology. She has 34 years’ experience working on the biochemistry and molecular biology of specific enzyme systems associated with xenobiotic resistance.

Registration information is on the ICE2022 website.

We look forward to meeting you in Helsinki!

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Sustainable Vector Biology Research Systems in Africa - Webinar
2022-08-04 12:30 - 14:00 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/vbrafrica22/
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Thank you to all who attended this webinar live – Please find the recording below in case you missed it.

Read the Special Issue articles by Medical and Veterinary Entomology here.

A lack of skilled vector biologists impedes our ability to respond to vector-borne disease (VBD) outbreaks and threatens the recent gains made in reducing the burden of many VBDs. Furthermore, the deficit in global policy-making fora of vector biologists with practical experience of vector control can lead to the issuance of inadequate, misguided or outdated advice to control programmes.

The Partnership for Increasing the Impact of Vector Control, a capacity strengthening consortium, has supported a cohort of post-doctoral, doctoral, and master’s level researchers from sub-Saharan Africa to achieve independence and contribute to the next generation of influential vector biologists.

This webinar is a showcase of some of their research.

Confirmed schedule:

12:30: Moses Bockarie – Local scientists should lead the research to fight vector-borne diseases in Africa

12:40:

Tito Tresor Melachio – Environmental mutations in the Campo focus challenge elimination of sleeping sickness transmission in Cameroon

Koala Lassane – Prospects for developing efficient targets for the xenomonitoring and control of<i> Simulium damnosum s.l.</i>, the major vectors of onchocerciasis in Africa.

Marcel Sandeu – Seasonal variation of microbiota composition in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii in two different eco-geographical localities in Cameroon

Francine Sado – Infestation rates, seasonal distribution, and genetic diversity of ixodid ticks from livestock of various origins in two markets of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Kobié Hyacinthe Toé – Multiple insecticide resistance and first evidence of V410L kdr mutation in Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus) from Burkina Faso

Simon Sawadogo (pre-recorded) – Lack of robust evidence for a Wolbachia infection in Anopheles gambiae from Burkina Faso

13:30: Justin Pulford – Factors influencing the effectiveness of capacity strengthening programmes – experience from the PIIVeC fellowship scheme

13:40: Hilary Ranson – chair for Q and A

Speakers:

Professor Moses John Bockarie – Guest Editor

Professor Moses John Bockarie joined European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP) as Director of South-South Cooperation and Head of Africa Office on 1 July 2016. Prof. Bockarie, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, is a specialist in the field of neglected infectious diseases and an internationally experienced researcher. He has worked in many countries in Africa, Europe and the Pacific region, and in the United States of America. He is the 2016 recipient of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Mackay Medal for outstanding work in tropical health. Professor Bockarie is also Chair of the WHO/TDR Scientific Working Group for Vectors, Environment and Society and a member of the WHO Regional Programme Review Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases in the African Region.

Tito Melachio

Tito Melachio is a medical entomologist based in the Centre for research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He is interested in designing protocols using cheaper tools to fight vector-borne diseases. His current research focus on the use of “tiny targets” for sleeping sickness elimination in Cameroon, especially the impact of these impregnated screens on tsetse fly population densities, their genetic structure and their infection with trypanosomes.

Marcel Sandeu

Marcel Sandeu is based at the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) in Cameroon. He obtained his PhD in December 2016 at the University of Montpellier in France studying the effect of α-AnAPN1 antibodies against field isolates of P. falciparum. During this training, he gained experience in molecular biology, Plasmodium detection by real-time PCR, Plasmodium genotyping and sequencing, experimental infection and transmission-blocking vaccine. For his postdoc studies, he studied the correlation between the molecular basis of resistance and genetic structure of Anopheles funestus. As part of PIIVeC, he is studying interactions between Anopheles mosquitoes, their microbiome and the plasmodium they transmit.

Francine Sado

Francine Sado has a Bachelor and a Master’s degree in Clinical Biology at the University of Dschang in Cameroon. She completed internships at the virology laboratory of Centre Pasteur of Cameroon (CPC) working on Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya viruses in febrile patients before joining PIIVeC as a PhD student researching neglected arboviruses. This study will help her identify viruses that can possibly emerge or re-emerge, thereby raising the alarm for the establishment of a sustained surveillance system to detect cases, prevent potential outbreaks and implement arbovirus vector control strategies in Cameroon.

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Koala Lassane

Koala Lassane is an early career medical entomologist currently based at the IRSS Bobo Dioulasso. He is particularly interested in the host-seeking behaviour of the insect vectors and how to use these behaviours in a vector-control purpose. He works specifically on blackfly onchocerciasis vectors, from their implication in disease transmission to the improvement of traps for their collection. He has also worked on vectors of malaria and lymphatic filariasis. In the framework of PIIVeC project, his work is to develop vector control tools to complete the onchocerciasis control strategies and achieve the elimination of this disease in Burkina and elsewhere.

Simon Sawadogo

Simon Sawadogo is a medical entomologist at IRSS, Burkina Faso. He specializes in the ecology of speciation as one of the evolutionary forces generating biodiversity. His research activities are focused on ecological studies of phenotypic variation within and between populations of mosquitoes and analyses of genetic and environmental sources of this variation. He is particularly interested in the mating behavior of mosquitoes and mosquito endosymbionts as innovative approaches to control vector borne disease.

Kobié Hyacinthe Toé

Kobié Hyacinthe Toé is a medical entomologist at the Centre National de Recherche et Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP) and currently based in Banfora at the clinical research unit where he is the deputy and managing the entomology team.

He has worked on insecticide resistance monitoring methods, resistance mechanism characterisation, assessment of the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria vector control tools and on the evaluation of new tools. He is now interested to the main arbovirus vector Aedes mosquito where he is investigating adult behaviour, larval ecology, insecticide resistance and control strategies.

Professor Hilary Ranson

Professor Hilary Ranson is the Dean of Research Culture and Integrity Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the coordinator of the PIIVeC consortium.

Hilary’s research activities encompass various aspects related to the control of mosquito vectors of human disease. She has a particular interest in the causes and consequences of insecticide resistance and her group has been using a variety of molecular approaches to study the mechanisms of insecticide resistance in Anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes. Hilary was scientific coordinator of the European Union FP7 collaborative project, AvecNet from 2010-2016 (AvecNet EU) which developed and evaluated new tools for malaria vector control. She is currently leading on two major projects, MIRA and PIIVeC and the lead scientist for LITE.

Justin Pulford

Justin Pulford is a behavioural scientist at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. He completed a PhD in Behavioural Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand in 2008. Prior to joining LSTM, Justin was a research fellow at the School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Australia on permanent secondment at the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PNGIMR), Papua New Guinea (PNG). While on secondment at the PNGIMR, Justin led the outcome and impact evaluation of the PNG National Malaria Control Program for the period 2010-2015 and was head of the PNGIMR’s Population Health and Demography Unit. Justin’s current research activities focus on the design, measurement and evaluation of programmes designed to strengthen research capacity in low and middle-income countries. In addition, he maintains a broad interest in implementation research designed to strengthen health systems, disease control programmes and community-based health improvement initiatives.

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Pollinators in Agriculture hybrid meeting 2022 - RES collaboration with the AAB & BES
2022-09-06 10:00 - 2022-09-08 17:00 | Copthorne Hotel, Slough, UK, Cippenham Lane,, Slough, Windsor, SL1 2YE, United Kingdom
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Shaping the Future for Pollinators – Innovations in Farmed Landscapes

Hybrid event September 6th-8th hosted at the Copthorne Hotel, Slough and at Kew Gardens.

We are delighted to launch the program and open registration for this event organised by the AAB in collaboration with the Royal Entomological Society and the British Ecological Society

Registration is open – View the full summary here

AAB/BES/RES members receive a registration discount. All AAB non-members will have the opportunity to join the ABB for free until the end of 2022.

AAB-BES-RES Early Career Professional Members are invited to join the meeting as an online delegate for FREE.

AAB Early Career Professional Non-Members are invited to join as an online delegate for the nominal fee of £5.

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The Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) has teamed up with the Royal Entomological Society to deliver a 3-day conference “Shaping the Future for Pollinators: Innovations in Farmed Landscapes”. Pollinators play a vital role in maintaining both semi-natural and agricultural ecosystems and healthy populations bolster food security, livelihoods and social wellbeing. With evidence that many species of pollinators are in decline, their conservation and management is of great public, economic and political interest. As a result, the ecology and conservation of managed and wild pollinators is a rapidly growing field of research, alongside the study of their associated ecosystem services.

This conference aims to determine how we can shape farmed landscapes to make them resilient to future challenges such as climate change. Delegates will explore the impact of agricultural practices at the farm and landscape scale on pollinator behaviour, ecology and the delivery of ecosystem services. Talks and discussions not only to share current best practices on the sustainable management of pollination services, but explore how novel innovations can create new opportunities and address future risks. This conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners and policymakers to debate recent advancements in the field of pollinator research; and also to go beyond ecological research to explore emerging technologies within the field.

Invited speakers include:

Phil Stevenson (Kew Gardens and Greenwich University, UK)Lucas Garibaldi (Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentina)Nacho Bartomeus (Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Spain)Claire Carvell (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK)Chris Hartfield (National Farmers Union, UK)Simon Potts (Reading University, UK)David Kleijn (Wageninger University & Research, The Netherlands)

Event sessions:

Session 1 : Landscape-scale management of pollination dynamics

Session 2: Pollinator habitat management/provision

Session 3: Managing crop pollination

Session 4: Pollinator Nutrition

Session 5: Assessing pollinator risks

Session 6: Innovation strategies in pollination biology

Session 7: Monitoring and Modelling Pollination

Conference registration includes attendance at the conference, coffee, lunch and tea, and the conference dinner (including wine).

Prices:

AAB/RES/BES Members £360.00AAB/RES/BES Retired Members £320.00AAB/RES/BES Student Members £170.00Non-members £425.00Non-member Students £195.00Late booking surcharge £30.00

The host hotel has preferential rates available for meeting participants.

AAB/BES/RES members receive a registration discount. All AAB non-members will have the opportunity to join the ABB for free until the end of 2022.

AAB-BES-RES Early Career Professional Members are invited to join the meeting as an online delegate for FREE.

AAB Early Career Professional Non-Members are invited to join as an online delegate for the nominal fee of £5.

Registration is now open for both in-person and online delegates.

Register via the AAB website

In-person delegates will have access to all oral sessions, poster session, meeting catering, conference dinner, travel and access to Kew Gardens.

Online delegates will have access to all scientific sessions based at the host hotel and can ask questions via text that is monitoring by AAB staff. Online poster presenters will be invited to provide a short video introducing their research. All posters will be included within a digital poster book.

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INFORMATION FLYER

RES SIG convenor: Michael Garratt, University of Reading, m.p.garratt@reading.ac.uk

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XI International Anniversary Symposium on Aphids (External Event)
2022-09-11 08:00 - 2022-09-17 17:00 | Kocierz Hotel and SPA in Targanice (Beskidy Mountains) in Southern Poland, 34-120 Andrychów, ul.Beskidzka 206, Targanice, Poland
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In 1981 three European aphidologists Henryk Szelegiewicz, Jaroslav Holman, and Georgy Shaposhnikov decided that aphidology will benefit if researchers meet and share their results and thoughts. It was an excellent beginning of a long, lasting 40 years tradition of the Internal Symposium on Aphids meetings. After these 40 years, the symposium returns to the country where it all began, to Poland. The pandemic did not let us meet in 2021 as planned and established during the last ISA in Turkey in 2017. Despite this, we would love still to treat this meeting and symposium as an anniversary one.

Therefore, we the organizing committee as well as all members of the Zoology Research Team of the University of Silesia in Katowice, we have the honour and great pleasure to invite all of you our dear colleagues, friends and aphidologists to participate in the XI International Anniversary Symposium on Aphids which will take place in a wonderful Beskidy Mountains area in the Kocierz Hotel in Targanice on 11-17 September 2022.

All relevant information about the conference and venue you will find on www.11isa.us.edu.pl, and can contact us via the site or directly on 11isa@us.edu.pl

Organisers

Mariusz Kanturski – Chairman of the organizing committee

Karina Wieczorek

Łukasz Depa

Piotr Węgierek

Organizing Committee of the XI ISA

Pricing

Early-bird registration: 01.03–31.05.2022 – Early-bird conference fee 400 € (385 € for accompanying person). The fee includes the meals, conference trip and conference materials without accommodation.Late registration: 01.06–31.07.2022 – Late registration conference fee 480 € (450 € for accompanying person). The fee includes the meals, conference trip and conference materials without accommodation.Abstracts submission deadlines:

Early-bird registration 31.05.2022

Late registration 31.07.2022

The scheme and information for abstract preparation will be added later

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Ento22
2022-09-13 09:00 - 2022-09-16 17:00 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/ento22/
13 – 16 SeptemberUniversity of Lincoln and Online

Our annual insect science meeting in 2022 will be at the University of Lincoln, UK.

Organised by Sheena Cotter, Graziella Iossa & Paul Eady

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Thank you to everyone who attended Ento22

Hope to see you at #Ento23 at University of Exeter, Cornwall!

We’re very grateful to everyone who got involved and enjoyed Ento22. Be sure to watch the plenary speakers’ talks on our YouTube channel.

Ento22 – The Grand Challenges

In the current climate and biodiversity crises, insects are being increasingly recognised for their value as service providers, indicators of biodiversity loss and models for understanding ourselves and other animals. The RES recently recognised a series of ‘Grand Challenges in Entomology’, and at Ento22, our first in person meeting for 2 years, we will provide a platform for the key themes.

The meeting will include three plenary speakers, one each morning, followed by relevant ‘Grand Challenges’ sessions.

The eleven themes are:

TaxonomyBlue SkiesMethods and TechniquesAnthropogenic ImpactsConservation OptionsEcosystem BenefitsTechnology and ResourcesPestsKnowledge AccessTraining and CollaborationSociety Engagement

Details for talk and poster presenters

Note: If you presenting a poster at the conference, the poster board dimensions are

2m x 1m (h x w) which will fit a portrait A0 or A1 poster.

Please send the .pdf of the whole poster to us before 5th September.

Note: All presenters are required to register. These expenses cannot be reclaimed by the RES.

Programme

RES Ento22 Abstracts Programme_aw_web_12-9-22Download

Tuesday 13th

Early registration and pre-conference mixer

Wednesday 14th

Grand Challenges themes of the day: Anthropogenic impacts / Ecosystem disservices / Methods and Techniques – Bioacoustics and mechanics

PLENARY – Sylvain Pincebourde

AGM – (If attending online only, this requires separate registration to obtain zoom link)

EntOlympics – Student Social

Thursday 15th

Grand Challenges themes of the day: Taxonomy / Society Engagement / Pests – medical and vet / Blue Skies – Ecology and Evolution

Women in Entomology breakfast

PLENARY – Jessica Ware

Workshop: How to get published?

Tour of Doddington rewilding site – Click to read more (Requires purchase of separate ticket)

Conference Dinner at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel (Requires purchase of separate ticket)

Friday 16th

Grand Challenges themes of the day: Ecosystem Services / Conservation

RES Mentorship breakfast

PLENARY – Nalini Puniamoorthy

GLiTRS Post-conference workshop on insect decline

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Confirmed Plenary speakers:

Professor Sylvain Pincebourde – Director of Research, CNRS, France: Anthropogenic impacts

Sylvain Pincebourde obtained his PhD in 2005 at the University of Tours (France) on the environmental biophysics of endophyte insects under the supervision of Prof. Jérôme Casas. After a postdoc on the thermal ecology of a prey-predator relationship in the intertidal ecosystem at the University of South Carolina (USA), he joined the CNRS in 2009 to work at the Insect Biology Research Institute (Tours, France) on the impacts of climate change on insects. His integrative work mixes ecology, physiology, physics, chemistry and biometeorology, using both experimental and modelling approaches, to consider the microclimatic temperature that small creatures are experiencing in their microhabitat. He is now Director of Research at the CNRS to pursue on how insects perceive and respond environmental changes.

Ento22 Talk: “The role of microclimate at fine scales in driving exposure of ectotherms to climate change: integrating biophysics, physiology and ecology“

Professor Jessica Ware – Associate curator in invertebrate zoology, American Museum of Natural History, USA: Taxonomy/ Society Engagement

Jessica Ware is an associate curator in invertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History. Dr. Ware’s research focuses on the evolution of behavioral and physiological adaptations in insects, with an emphasis on how these occur in Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) and Dictyoptera (termites, cockroaches, and mantises). She holds a BSc from the University of British Columbia in Canada, and a PhD from Rutgers, New Brunswick. Dr. Ware is the past president of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association and serves as current president of the Entomological Society of America. Jessica co-founded the Entomologists of Color, a group devoted to diversifying the field of entomology and serves as the current Diversity Director of the Society of Systematic Biologists. She was recently awarded a PECASE medal from the US government for her work on insect evolution.

Ento22 Talk: “Diversity in entomology: creating space while studying insect evolution“

Professor Nalini Puniamoorthy – Reproductive Evolution Lab, National University of Singapore: Ecosystem services/ Conservation

Dr. Nalini Puniamoorthy leads the research at the Reproductive Evolution Lab at National University of Singapore, where they study sexual selection and biological diversification. They focus on widespread insect species and use experimental methods involving fieldwork, geometric morphometrics as well as Next-generation-sequencing techniques to study macro-evolutionary patterns as well as micro-evolutionary processes involved in reproduction. They also focus on ecologically relevant insect models to seek solutions to diverse problems: From estimating polyandry and gene flow in mosquitos to studying reproductive diversification ecosystem service providers like dung beetles and even to engineering black soldier fly reproduction for sustainable food waste management.

Ento22 Talk: “Insect reproduction: Understanding evolutionary diversification and seeking sustainable solutions”

We also welcome talks from our recent award winners

Confirmed speakers:

J.O. Westwood Medal

Early Career Entomologist Winner

David J Clarke Ph.D. Research Associate, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis

Dr. Franz Löffler Osnabrück University, GermanyLandscape Ecologist

Student Award Winners

Leah Fitzpatrick

Ashley Dear

Amy Farrow

British Press Association vs the Noble False Widow spider

Bio’-Mimicry Is the Highest Form of Flattery

‘Choose your own evolutionary pathway’ – a brief exploration of the evolution and diversity of four major insect orders.

Journal Award winners

Kiran J. Horrocks

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Kiran J. Horrocks, Darren Ward & David M. SucklingCan natural enemies of current insect pests provide biotic resistance to future pests?

Ecological Entomology

Elia Guariento, Wolfgang Wanek & Konrad Fiedler

Consistent shift in nutritional ecology of ants reveals trophic flexibility across alpine tree‐line ecotones

Elia Guariento

Michael J. O. Pocock

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Michael J. O. Pocock, Douglas H. Boyes, Darren M. Evans, Richard Fox, Mark, S. Parsons

Is light pollution driving moth population declines? A review of causal mechanisms across the life cycle

Insect Molecular Biology

Chaverra-Rodriguez, D., Dalla Benetta, E., Heu, C.C., Rasgon, J.L., Ferree, P.M. and Akbari, O.S.

Germline mutagenesis of Nasonia vitripennis through ovarian delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein

Omar Akbari

Isobel Ronai

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Ronai, I., Tufts, D.M. and Diuk-Wasser, M.A.

Aversion of the invasive Asian longhorned tick to the white-footed mouse, the dominant reservoir of tick-borne pathogens in the U.S.A.

Physiological Entomology

Naoki Matsuda, Takashi Kanbe, Jun Endo, Shin-Ichi Akimoto & Hideharu Numata

Suppression of autumnal sexual morph production in spring by a seasonal timer in an aphid

Naoki Matsuda

Sean D.Schoville

Systematic Entomology

Sean D. Schoville, Tierney C. Bougie, Roman Y. Dudko, Matthew J. Medeiros

Has past climate change affected cold-specialized species differentially through space and time?

This is a hybrid conference, online and in-person

View the poster abstract for Ento22.

Click for full downloadable .PDF

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Conference Activities

EntOlympics and the Rewilding Tour will take place during Ento22.

EntOlympics – In-Person activity

This activity is included in the ticket price.

7pm on Wednesday 14th

The Royal Entomological Society is delighted to announce the EntOlympics – A fun and competitive entomology quiz and team building competition for student and early career* insect scientists.

This will be a pub quiz activity with competitors taking part in-person.

Teams of 2-4 people will compete using their entomological general knowledge and insect ID skills for a team prize!

Each player must register individually – don’t worry if you do not have a team as we can assign you to one.

This event is in association with the Royal Entomological Society’s Ento22 conference, but separate registration is required (There will be a box to indicate your intention to take part in EntOlympics – Please select ‘Yes’ for this upon purchasing your ticket).

We look forward to seeing you then, and good luck!

*Early career is defined as no more than 5 years of professional experience.

This activity is included in the ticket price.

The Rewilding Tour – In-person activity

This activity involves a separate ticket purchase on this page.

2pm-5:30pm Thursday 15th

The Royal Entomological Society will be embarking on a tour of the Doddington Hall estate. This tour will be taking place Thursday 15th September between 1-5pm (transport provided, more info to follow).

Wilder Doddington is a 100 year nature recovery project covering 770 hectares, situated just 4 miles west of Lincoln. In its early stages, the land entered nature recovery between 2019 and 2021, as arable farming ended. The vision is for the reinstatement of wood pasture, managed by low intensity grazing by Lincoln red cattle, deer, pigs and ponies. During a baseline invertebrate survey in 2021, 778 species were recorded, reflecting a range of different soils and habitats.

We will run a visit to this exciting new project on the afternoon of September 15th. The visit will include an introduction to the site, a guided tour and refreshments, before heading back to Lincoln in time for the conference dinner.

Learn more about the site at: https://www.doddingtonhall.com/wilder/

This activity involves a separate ticket purchase on this page.

(Extra costs are for coach travel & catering) in addition to the main ticket price.

Spaces are limited to the first 50 ticket purchases – Please purchase your ticket for the Rewilding Tour by 30th August, after which these will no longer be available.

You will not be able to purchase tickets on the day of the tour.

Please note: The tour is only available to those attending the conference. Please only purchase a tour ticket if you are also attending Ento22.

Without presenting a conference ticket, you will not be permitted to attend the tour on the day and your ticket may not be refunded)

Ento22 Conference Dinner

The Conference Dinner is due to take place on Thursday evening at the DoubleTree by Hilton Lincoln Hotel to have fun and communicate with fellow entomologists and enthusiasts.

Purchase of these tickets must be before 30th August, after which these will no longer be available.

Royal Entomological Society – Annual General Meeting

AGM will also be taking place as a hybrid meeting during Ento22 on Wednesday 14th September @ 08:00 – 17:00 – See the AGM event here.

Please note: Online attendees are required to register for an ‘AGM Online’ ticket in order to receive the Zoom link to the meeting. The AGM is for members and fellows of the Royal Entomological Society.

Members attending Ento22 and the AGM in-person do not need to register in advance.

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Accommodation

Should you require a hotel in Lincoln during the event, we have compiled a small list of reasonably priced hotels nearby the venue.

Please be sure to check accommodation comparison websites (Booking.com, Trivago, Kayak etc) before booking as you may get better prices on your stay.

Holiday Inn Express Lincoln City CentreDoubleTree by Hilton LincolnHoliday Inn LincolnTravelodge Lincoln City CentrePremier Inn Lincoln City Centre BroadgateQueen In The WestBrayford Guest HouseThe Poplars B&B

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Book your tickets to Ento22 and optional activities below.

(Online tickets will remain available up to 16th September)

Please note: You must register for Ento22 as well as the optional activities in order to attend.

To access member discounts, please first login to your online account here

Registration is now closed

Note: If you are registering on behalf of someone else, please use the name of the person attending.

Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022
2022-09-14 08:00 - 17:00 | University of Lincoln, Brayford Way, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS
The Royal Entomological Society AGM 2022 to take place as a hybrid event during Ento22

See the Ento22 event here

All members and fellows are welcome to join the meeting (online and in-person) to hear about RES activities over the last year.

We will also welcome our new President, Professor Jane Hill, and two new trustees.

Our current Vice-presidents, Dr Rebecca Farley-Brown and Julie North will be stepping down and thanked for their efforts and service to the Royal Entomological Society and the new president welcomed.

Annual Report of the Trustees 2022

RES-Annual-Report-2022-Updated-110922Download

AGM 2022 Agenda

Read more about the RES AGM

Voting now closed

Apply to become a trustee

The deadline is 12/07/22

The voting process

Council will assess applications for eligibility, skills and experience and if necessary, create shortlists.

Posts with only one application will be put to the Membership for a “yes/no” confirmation vote. Online voting information will be emailed to the Membership and put on the website on 18th July 2022. Voting will close on 6th August 2022.

Candidates will be notified of the results before the AGM. Council will announce the results at the AGM on 14th September.

Further details TBC

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*POSTPONED* - Genomics Special Interest Group 2022 - Hybrid Meeting
2022-09-26 09:00 - 16:00 | Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK, LA1 4YW
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Call for Abstracts & Posters

Click here for info

Unfortunately this event has been postponed to a later date.

Please keep an eye on this page for more information as this will be updated shortly.

Novel Genomics Data Visualisation: Out with the Old, In with the New

Exciting and attractive methods for presenting (meta)-genomics data.

Genomics is increasingly being seen as a tool that can be applied to facilitate research in a wide variety of areas, and the availability of insect genomes has increased rapidly. These tools are becoming increasingly widely available as sequencing costs continue to plummet.

This hybrid meeting will take place at Lancaster University as the first in-person Genomics meeting in four years.

Read about our Genomics Special Interest Group.

A lot of researchers in the sequencing (genomics and metabarcoding) field are tired of using the same inefficient figure design for papers.

There are innovative individuals like Andrew Doxey along with private companies like Nature Metrics who are designing fun new programs and graphic design works for addressing this problem.

The RES SIG meeting is an opportunity to open up the floor to hear what people are doing with data visualisation.

The genomic sequencing and metabarcoding services they offer that are exciting and present an opportunity to out-source expensive and time consuming project work to an ethically run business, based in the UK.

Would you like to do a presentation at our Genomics event?

Please submit details using this form.

Along with submitting your presentation abstract form, please also send your posters and talk documents to info@royensoc.co.uk

with subject ‘Genomics Abstract Submission’.

Oral and poster presentations are welcome. Open sessions will be scheduled as required.

All those contributing papers or posters (both in-person or online) are required to register for the meeting.

Please note: Submitting your abstracts does not automatically provide a presentation space and you will be contacted by the organisers in the weeks post-deadline to confirm a date/time slot if your abstract is chosen.

Confirmed Speakers – Draft programme to follow

Andrew Doxey (U. Waterloo, Canada).AnnoTree (https://academic.oup.com/nar/article/47/9/4442/5432638)

Andrew DoxeyAssociate Professor, University Research Chair, Biology Core Facility Director

Andrew Doxey is a bioinformatician with research interests in biological data mining, protein function prediction, and comparative and evolutionary genomics.

The Doxey Lab develops computational methods to predict novel molecular or systems-level functions from genomes and other “omics” datasets. Current efforts are focused largely on uncharacterized proteins from newly sequenced microbial genomes and metagenomes.

The Doxey Lab combines both “dry” (computational) and “wet” (biochemical/molecular) approaches, and works closely with a diverse range of local and international collaborators.

Alexander Piper (La Trobe University, Australia – VIRTUAL TALK)Overview of challenges https://academic.oup.com/gigascience/article/8/8/giz092/5541630

Alexander M PiperPhD CandidateAgriculture Victoria ResearchLa Trobe University

Alexander Piper is a research scientist with Agriculture Victoria Research and currently completing his PhD with La Trobe University. His research uses high-throughput sequencing and computational biology to improve detection and control of insect pests.

Hatim Almutairi (Lancaster, UK)Furball diagrams and strand-switching wheels

Hatim AlmutairiLancaster University Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences (BLS)Master of Science

Lancaster University | LU · Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences (BLS)

Local accommodation to follow

Why not see the sights around Lancaster on your trip?

Visit the Lake District, around 30 miles from Lancaster, and there’s plenty to do in the city – Visit Lancaster

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AES Annual Exhibition (External Event)
2022-10-01 11:00 - 16:30 | Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5AQ, UK, Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5AQ, United Kingdom
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Meet the RES at the Amateur Entomologists’ Society’s public event for insect enthusiasts.

The Amateur Entomologists’ Society’s Annual Exhibition and Trade Fair returns on 1 October 2022 at Kempton Park racecourse. The event has traders selling livestock, deadstock, books, entomological equipment and other gifts over two floors.

The Royal Entomological Society will have a stand on the ground floor, promoting our membership, events and publications. Come and meet our staff and hear about our plans for the future.

The exhibition is open to all, with a small entry charge,

Should you wish to join the AES, you can do so on the day but you don’t have to be a member to attend.

Find out more on the AES website.

Tickets will be available on the gate.

Please note, the AES does not permit the exhibition or sale of vertebrates at any of its events.

Dogs are not permitted in any of the halls unless they are guide/assistance dogs.

Event contact details

Contact name: Exhibition Secretary

Contact email: exhibition@amentsoc.org

Organisation details

This event is organised by the AES.

For further information please refer to the printed publications you have received (if you are a member) or contact AES.

Address: Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5AQ, UK

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Evening online talk 2022 - Jane Hill
2022-10-05 19:30 - 20:45 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/evening-online-talk-2022-jane-hill/
The Royal Entomological Society organises insect science conferences and events around the UK and the world for people at all stages of career and interest.

Becoming a member entitles you to discounted (and sometimes free) access to the majority of events.

Become a RES Member

The first of the Royal Entomological Society’s online evening meetings

These online meetings take place on the first Wednesdays in February, April, May, June, July, October, November, December from 19.30 to 20.45 (UK time).

There will also be an opportunity to hear some exciting updates about the Society and its activities.

Speaker: Professor Jane Hill, Professor of Ecology, University of York

President of the Royal Entomological Society

Insect winners and losers from climate warming

The climate is changing and many species are shifting their distributions, expanding northwards as new areas become suitable, but disappearing from other locations that become too hot and dry. Britain has a wealth of information about changes in biodiversity over many decades because of the general public’s fascination for recording animals and plants – and butterflies are a particular favourite. This information helps us examine species’ responses, and the factors responsible for variation among species. This talk examines recent patterns of climate-driven range changes among species, and how this knowledge is being used to inform conservation.

Conservation to improve habitat connectivity can help species reach new areas, and habitat management can help prevent climate-driven extinctions, thereby helping to reduce biodiversity losses. Recent media reports about ‘insectageddon’ together with the IPBES estimate that 1 million species are threatened with extinction, makes it imperative to understand which species are winners and losers in the Anthropocene.

Speckled wood butterfly – a winner under climate change

Prof. Jane Hill is a professor of ecology in the Department of Biology at the University of York, and the newest president of the Royal Entomological Society.

Jane is a trustee of the SE Asia Rainforest Research Partnership, and a trustee of the British Ecological Society. She received a Marsh/ZSL Award for Conservation Biology in 2011, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. Jane is also involved in promoting women in science; leading the York Biology Department to an Athena SWAN Gold Award.

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Orthoptera Special Interest Group (SIG) 2022 - Hybrid Conference
2022-11-02 13:00 - 17:30 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/orthopterasig22/
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Join us for the Royal Entomological Society’s annual Orthoptera meeting about grasshopper and cricket research, conservation, recording and more.

This will be a hybrid event, taking place in the Neil Chalmers Seminar Room, Natural History Museum, London, and will also be available to stream online.

Find directions to the Neil Chalmers Seminar Room at NHM here.

Read more about our Special Interest Group.

RES members can attend the event in-person and online for free, and the evening buffet at a discounted rate of £10.

Log in to your RES membership account for access to these discounts.

Registration is required for all attendees. Scroll down or click here to register.

Please purchase a separate ticket if you would like to attend the evening buffet social.

Programme

Royal Entomological Society, Orthoptera SIG meeting, 2nd November 2022

43rd Annual Meeting of the Orthoptera Special Interest Group 2022Download

Exhibiting live specimens:

Jon Delf, katydidsCurtis LakinMike Strick

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Registration is required for all attendees. Register below.

In-person registration will be closed after Thursday 27th October. Online registration is still open.

RES Members will need to log in to their account for discounted registration.

Evening online talk 2022 - Sophia Ratcliffe
2022-11-02 19:30 - 20:45 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/evening-online-talk-2022-sophia-ratcliffe/
The Royal Entomological Society organises insect science conferences and events around the UK and the world for people at all stages of career and interest.

Becoming a member entitles you to discounted (and sometimes free) access to the majority of events.

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The Royal Entomological Society’s online talk series

These online meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month from 19.30 to 20.45 (UK time).

There will also be an opportunity to hear some exciting updates about the Society and its activities.

Note: All attendees, including members, must register below to receive the link to attend the talk.

Speaker: Sophia Ratcliffe

NBN Atlas Data Manager

31 million and counting – Insect records on the NBN Atlas

The National Biodiversity Network (NBN) Atlas is the UK’s largest repository of publicly available biodiversity data. With more than 200 million records of 50,000 UK species it is a vital resource for those who wish to understand and protect nature.

This talk will introduce the NBN Trust, the charity that runs the NBN Atlas, and iNaturalistUK, the collaboration between the NBN Trust, Biological Records Centre and Marine Biological Association, which supports and promotes the use of iNaturalist for wildlife recording in the UK. I will present an overview of the 31 million insect records on the NBN Atlas, including how well different insect groups are represented on the NBN Atlas, explore examples of how entomologists are using iNaturalistUK for their recording, and illustrate the impact of sharing wildlife records both nationally and internationally through the Global Biodiversity Forum (GBIF). The flow of records into – and out of – the NBN Atlas, including the automated transfer of records from iRecord and iNaturalistUK, will be discussed, and we will go through the guidance on submitting records to iNaturalistUK to make sure that every record can play its part in restoring nature.

After completing her PhD. on competition and coexistence in annual plant communities, Sophia spent several years as a database and software developer. She moved back into academia working partly as the data manager for a European-wide project investigating the importance of biodiversity in European forests. Sophia has worked as an ecologist doing Phase One habitat surveys and volunteered as a biological recorder for her local Wildlife Trust.

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ESA, ESC, and ESBC Joint Annual Meeting 2022
2022-11-13 09:00 - 2022-11-16 17:00
Entomology as inspiration: Insects through art, science, and culture

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaNovember 13-16, 2022

The Entomological Society of America (ESA), Entomological Society of Canada (ESC), and the Entomological Society of British Columbia (ESBC) will be hosting the 2022 Joint Annual Meeting November 13-16 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The theme for the 2022 ESA, ESC, and ESBC Joint Annual Meeting is Entomology as Inspiration: Insects through art, science, and culture.

Experience the enthusiasm and camaraderie of your fellow entomologists from across the globe sharing ideas in the city of Vancouver.

The 2022 Joint Annual Meeting will showcase the breadth and depth of our science and leave you feeling energized and connected to your entomological community. Join us for the four-day in-person meeting and continue learning with 11 months of virtual content.

Don’t miss your opportunity to connect with new entomologists, find potential future collaborators across three Societies, and have fun with others who share your passion.

View the selected symposia and workshops: https://entsoc.org/events/annual-meeting/symposi

Schedule at a glance: https://entsoc.org/events/annual-meeting/schedule-glance

Here are some photos from our past meeting.

Registration is required to attend – Please visit the following link:

https://entsoc.org/events/annual-meeting/registration

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British Dragonfly Society AGM 2022 (External Meeting)
2022-11-19 09:30 - 16:30
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British Dragonfly Society AGM 2022

Date: Saturday, 19 November 2022

Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Cost: Free

Event Category: Meeting run by BDS

Event Website: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bds-annual-meeting-and-agm-tickets-397263173847?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Location: Online

Organiser: British Dragonfly Society

Chalcolestes viridis, Leste vert, © Thomas Bresson

Join British Dragonfly Society for their Annual Meeting – open to anyone with an interest in dragonflies and wetland conservation.

This event is free but donations are welcome.

Registration is essential; book your ticket here.

The day will be hosted on zoom; if you are not familiar with the app please check out the new users manual here.

You will receive the link for the event on Zoom via email near the time.

Programme

9:30 Welcome

9:45 Steart Marshes a working wetland ~ Alys Laver (WWT Senior Conservation Warden)

10:15 Urban Wetlands for Wellbeing ~ Andy Graham (WWT Senior Project Manager)

10:45 Dragonflies of Llangorse Lake ~ Keith Noble (BDS County Dragonfly Recorder for Breconshire)

11:15 Break

11:30 Q&A with morning speakers

12:00 BDS Staff Update

12:30 Meet our new Conservation Outreach Officer, Lauren Kennedy

13:00 AGM

13:30 Lunch

14:15 A common endosymbiotic bacterium led to reduced genetic diversity in the Common Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) ~ Junchen Deng (Lund University)

14:45 Willow Emeralds in the Winter – Extending Dragonfly Recording To Every Season! ~ Ian Merrill (BDS County Dragonfly Recorder for Leicestershire with Rutland)

15:15 Break

15:30 Tackling invasive aquatic weeds with South American weevils ~ Djami Djeddour (EA Project Manager)

16:00 Q&A with afternoon speakers

16:30 Finish (the meeting will be left live for a chance to socialise with other attendees).

Please note the programme may be updated.

Talk information

Willow Emeralds in the Winter – Extending Dragonfly Recording To Every Season!

Ian Merrill (BDS County Dragonfly Recorder for Leicestershire with Rutland)

As BDS recorder for VC 55 (Leicestershire & Rutland), Ian Merrill will recount his personal experience of the colonisation of VC 55 by Willow Emerald Damselfly since 2019. The presentation will focus on the benefits of searching for evidence of the species during the winter months and the huge value which can be added to our knowledge of the spread of this often-elusive species by the adoption of this tactic. The richly illustrated talk will describe how best to focus winter recording efforts, exactly where best to search and, importantly, exactly what the clues of its presence look like in the field.

Mating Blue-tailed Damselflies by Erik Svensson

A common endosymbiotic bacterium led to reduced genetic diversity in the Common Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)

Junchen Deng (Lund University)

Population genetic diversity is closely linked with the ability of species to colonize new habitats. Although both abiotic and biotic factors can shape the genetic diversity of a population, the effects of biotic factors are often unexplored. One of these biotic factors could be Wolbachia, a common endosymbiotic bacterium found in >40% of insect species. Wolbachia can manipulate host reproduction in many ways and thus influence the genetic diversity of a population. Blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura elegans), or Common Bluetail, is a species expanding northward under global climate change. Although several studies have looked at the population genetics of I. elegans, no one has investigated Wolbachia and its potential effects on the genetic diversity of this damselfly species. In our study, we characterized Wolbachia diversity and genetic diversity of I. elegans populations across Europe by sequencing various Wolbachia and host genetic markers. Our results linked the reduction of genetic diversity of I. elegans populations to the infection of a Wolbachia strain. These findings provided an example of how endosymbiont infections can shape spatial variation in the genetic diversity of their host populations during range expansion.

Variable Damselflies by Keith Noble

Dragonflies of Llangorse Lake

Keith Noble (County Dragonfly Recorder for Breconshire)

Llangorse Lake is the largest natural water body in south/mid-Wales and is important for a wide range of wildlife. In recent years the number of dragonfly species has increased and this summer the Lake was recognised as a Dragonfly Hotspot, with good support from local organisations and the community. I shall illustrate the talk with my own photographs.

Image: Willow Emerald Damselfly by Thomas Bresson

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Contact: eleanor.colver@british-dragonflies.org.uk

Alien Species in the Maltese islands - Online Meeting with David Mifsud
2022-11-26 19:00 - 20:00 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/alien-species-in-the-maltese-islands/
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Alien Species in the Maltese islands

Online Meeting with Professor David Mifsud

Despite the fact that the central Mediterranean Islands of the Maltese archipelago are surrounded by the sea and the nearest land mass (Sicily) is some 90 km away, almost all alien species of insects that invaded the Mediterranean basin managed to find their way also to Malta. A brief overview will be provided of these alien species and their possible introductory pathways discussed. Their impacts on the natural environment will also be highlighted.

Thank you to those who attended our ‘Alien Species in the Maltese islands’ online meeting with Professor David Mifsud live.

We were able to successfully record this meeting and are pleased to be able to share this with you if you missed it, or just wanted to watch it again!

Note: All attendees, including members, must register below to receive the link to attend the talk.

Professor David Mifsud graduated with a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Biology from the University of Malta and then he continued his studies in Switzerland (Basel) from where he earned a Ph.D. in zoology. He is also a Fellow of the Linnean Society (FLS) and of the Royal Entomological Society (FRES). He was also awarded the National Order of Merit (MOM) for his vast contributions in the study of entomology. Currently, David holds the post of Associate Professor in Entomology at the Department of Rural Sciences and Food Technology at the Institute of Earth Systems, University of Malta and he is also Director of the Centre for the Liberal Arts and Sciences. He also serves on government boards mainly related to plant health and beekeeping.

David is also President of the Entomological Society of Malta (ESM) and Founder of the Association of Maltese Apiculturists (AMA). Both NGOs are directly linked with the study and dissemination of information on insects, a subject, for which David dedicated most of his career.

David published more about 200 publications in scientific journals. Most of his publications focus on studies related to biodiversity with special reference to that of the Maltese Islands. His main area of research is that pertaining to the study of insects (entomology), but he is also actively involved in other studies such as that for mites, plant pathogenic fungi and plant parasitic nematodes. David has also described more than 80 species of insects new to science.

David is editor of a peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to the study of insects, the “Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Malta”. In these last eight years, David managed to involve 30 Maltese naturalists and some more than 80 scientists from abroad to publish their original research work pertaining mostly to the study of Maltese insects in this journal. In fact, to-date nine volumes have been published which contain around over 150 scientific publications, providing information on more than 1,600 species of insects which occur in the natural environment of out islands.

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*CANCELLED* - Evening online talk 2022 - Adam Hart
2022-12-07 19:30 - 20:45 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/evening-online-talk-2022-adam-hart/
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Cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances

We are very sorry to have to cancel this meeting.

We have a great programme of evening meetings ahead and hope you will join us for some of them. The next one is on 1st February and will be presented by Professor May Berenbaum (University of Illinois).

Read more and register for May’s talk here.

The Royal Entomological Society’s online talk series

These online meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month from 19.30 to 20.45 (UK time).

There will also be an opportunity to hear some exciting updates about the Society and its activities.

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Speaker: Adam Hart

Professor of Science Communication

RES Vice President

Citizen Entomology – Power to the People

Outreach and engagement in entomology are massively important. But there are so many other pressures on a busy entomologist’s time that it can sometimes feel like there is too much to do to have enough time to tell people about it! We need to find ways to combine activities, and to do more with less; a citizen science approach to entomology is one way to do that.

Citizen science involves scientists working in partnership with the public, and it can be both a powerful research and engagement tool. Professor Adam Hart will outline his experiences with entomological citizen science research, including projects on ant nuptial flights and social wasp surveys supported by the Royal Entomological Society. By working with the public, he’ll show how it is possible to produce high-quality research and achieve useful, high impact, outreach on both short and long-term projects.

Adam Hart is an entomologist and the university’s Professor of Science Communication. As well as research and teaching, he is a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, presenting documentaries on topics from trophy hunting to tree diseases. He has also presented the weekly science program Science in Action for the BBC World Service. On television, Adam has co-presented several documentary series, most notably BBC4’s Planet Ant and BBC2’s Hive Alive.

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Online talk February 2023 - May Berenbaum
2023-02-01 18:30 - 19:45 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/online-talk-february-2023-may-berenbaum/
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The Royal Entomological Society’s online talk series

These online meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month from 19.30 to 20.45 (UK time).

There will also be an opportunity to hear some exciting updates about the Society and its activities.

Please note: this talk will start one hour earlier than usual at 18.30 UK

Speaker: May Berenbaum

Professor of Entomology

University of Illinois

Why honey bees make honey

“The only reason for being a bee is to make honey. And the only reason for making honey is so I can eat it.” Among the more famous A.A.Milne quotes from Winnie the Pooh

As it happens, May has been working on why bees make honey (with some of the reasons described in her annual review “Honey as a functional food for Apis mellifera“

Professor May Roberta Berenbaum is a professor of entomology at the University of Illinois and IGB faculty member. Her research focuses on chemical interactions between herbivorous insects and their host plants, and the implications of these interactions on the organization of natural communities and the evolution of species.

In 2014, she was awarded the National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest honour for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology, according to an announcement from the White House Press Office.

She also created the Insect Fear Film Festival. The festival engages and entertains hundreds of viewers each year with feature-length films and shorts, commentary on the films, an insect petting zoo and an insect art contest.

Berenbaum graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology from Yale University in 1975. She earned a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University in 1980.

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Verrall Lecture 2023
2023-03-01 16:00 - 17:30 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/verrall-lecture-2023/
The Verrall Lecture 2023

“Managing tropical ecosystems for insect biodiversity”

Please join us for the Verrall lecture 2023, taking place at the Flett Theatre, Natural History Museum, London on March 1st 2023.

4pm (UK) refreshments, 4.30pm (UK) lecture

The Verrall is open to people visiting NHM on the day. If you cannot make it, not to worry – register below to watch the stream online.

Thank you to all who attended the Verrall Lecture 2023 – Watch back the recording here.

The speaker for the Verrall Lecture 2023 will be Dr Edgar Turner.

Dr Edgar Turner

Associate Professor, Curator of Insects in the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge

Tutor for Access and Outreach, Clare College

Ed Turner is a conservation scientist who researches strategies that can be employed to conserve species diversity and healthy ecosystem functioning both in the UK and abroad. He is also a University Teaching Officer in the Department of Zoology, Curator of Insects in the University Museum of Zoology and a Fellow at Clare College, Cambridge.

His work includes investigating biodiversity of oil palm plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia on the BEFTA programme, the SAFE Project in Sabah, Malaysia that experimentally investigates the impact of rainforest fragmentation and collaborating with the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust in the UK, investigating insect diversity and management on chalk grassland reserves.

Managing tropical ecosystems for insect biodiversity – Edgar Turner

Tropical ecosystems contain an astonishing variety of life, but are increasingly threatened, particularly by logging, agricultural expansion, and the pervasive impacts of climate change. In this talk I will explore our ongoing work with collaborators in Malaysia and Indonesia investigating some of the impacts of forest logging and conversion to oil palm on insects, but also ways that landscapes can be managed to maintain and even increase insect biodiversity.

Ed is interested in insect ecology and conservation, with research projects based in both the UK and Southeast Asia. His research focusses on ways that human-modified landscapes can be managed to benefit biodiversity and healthy-functioning ecosystems, while still allowing other uses. With collaborators from universities, NGOs and the oil palm industry, Ed has studied the impacts of tropical agricultural expansion in Southeast Asia, particularly on insects, for about 20 years. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology, and Curator of Insects in the University Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Find out about the history of the Verrall Lecture.

Know young people interested in entomology? Consider bringing them to the Young Verrall Lecture on March 4th where Edgar simplifies his talk for younger audiences.

Directions to the Flett Lecture theatre:

Enter the NHM via the Exhibition road entrance, go up three floors to the Flett lecture theatre which is on the left hand side as you enter, a lift is available.

Floor 1 on the RH side of the map here:

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Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair - External Event
2023-03-04 10:30 - 16:00
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Date: Saturday, 4 March 2023

Website: https://www.facebook.com/staffsbugfest

Organiser:

Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair

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Young Verrall Lecture 2023
2023-03-04 14:30 - 16:00 | Science Building, Staffordshire University, Leek Road Campus, Leek Rd, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DF United Kingdom, The Science Building, Staffordshire University, Leek Road Campus, Leek Rd,, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DF, United Kingdom
Young Verrall Lecture 2023

“Insect conservation: conserving the little things that run the world”

Join the Amateur Entomologists’ Society and Royal Entomological Society for the Young Verrall Lecture on Saturday 4 March 2023, 2:30pm GMT (9:30am EST, check the time in your country here) at the Science Building, Staffordshire University, Leek Road Campus, Leek Rd, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DF United Kingdom.

This free talk, aimed at young entomologists, particularly those 11-14 years, but open to all, will be a hybrid event, held online using Zoom Webinar or in person at the Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair, a free family event with stands, activities, and talks all about invertebrates. Register here if you wish to attend virtually, the Zoom link will be added closer to the date.

Our speaker this year is Ed Turner, a conservation scientist who researches strategies that can be employed to conserve species diversity and healthy ecosystem functioning both in the UK and abroad. He is also a University Teaching Officer in the Department of Zoology, Curator of Insects in the University Museum of Zoology and a Fellow at Clare College, Cambridge.

His work includes investigating biodiversity of oil palm plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia on the BEFTA programme, the SAFE Project in Sabah, Malaysia that experimentally investigates the impact of rainforest fragmentation and collaborating with the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust in the UK, investigating insect diversity and management on chalk grassland reserves

We look forward to seeing you there!

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More information can be found here

Dr Edgar Turner

Associate Professor, Curator of Insects in the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge

Tutor for Access and Outreach, Clare College

Ed Turner is a conservation scientist who researches strategies that can be employed to conserve species diversity and healthy ecosystem functioning both in the UK and abroad. He is also a University Teaching Officer in the Department of Zoology, Curator of Insects in the University Museum of Zoology and a Fellow at Clare College, Cambridge.

His work includes investigating biodiversity of oil palm plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia on the BEFTA programme, the SAFE Project in Sabah, Malaysia that experimentally investigates the impact of rainforest fragmentation and collaborating with the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust in the UK, investigating insect diversity and management on chalk grassland reserves.

Insects are an astonishingly diverse group of animals, found in nearly every ecosystem on land, and crucial for a host of ecosystem processes, including pollination, decomposition, and being food for many other larger species. Unfortunately, like many other groups, insect numbers are in decline. In this talk, Ed will explore some of the threats to insect diversity and work that his group and collaborators are carrying out to reduce insect losses in the UK, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Ed is interested in insect ecology and conservation, with research projects based in both the UK and Southeast Asia. His research focusses on ways that landscapes can be managed to benefit biodiversity and healthy-functioning ecosystems, while still allowing other uses.

Conserving insect biodiversity – Ed Turner

Find out about the history of the Verrall Lecture.

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Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2023 - External Event
2023-03-13 08:00 - 2023-03-15 17:00
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Save the date!

The 3rd Global Soil Biodiversity Conference, originally scheduled to take place in Dublin in 2021.

After the long delay due to the pandemic, we are thrilled to invite the world’s soil biodiversity researchers, educators, and policy supporters to join us in Dublin, Ireland on 13-15th March 2023 for the 3rd Global Soil Biodiversity Conference.

Please explore the website for comprehensive information on attendance. We are looking forward to welcoming you to Dublin!

Please save the dates and visit the website at www.gsb2023.org

Call for Abstracts

The call for the submission of abstracts and posters will reopen on 3rd June 2022. As well as oral and poster presentations, there will be opportunities for workshops and various other forms of offshoot meetings, e.g. for editorial boards, large project meetings etc.

Full details TBC

Congress Theme

Science as a basis for the sustainable use and conservation of soil biodiversity

Speakers

Professor Tom Bolger

University College DublinChairman of Conference Organising Committee

Professor Bolger is a Science graduate from University College Dublin. Having completed a Higher Diploma in Education he gained a Ph. D. in Agricultural Zoology and later studied computer modelling. He has been a member of staff at UCD since 1981. His primary research interests are in the effects of global change on terrestrial biodiversity and nutrient dynamics in soil systems. He has been involved with EU projects in these areas since 1988 and, in 1997, he was a Fulbright Scholar, at the Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, examining the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function. He also has a particular interest in experimental design and statistical models and has published in these areas. He was a member of the Editorial Boards of many journals and was a Subject Editor for Soil Biology and Biochemistry and an Associate Editor of Insect Conservation and Diversity for many years. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Irish Ecological Association in 2021.

Professor Diana H. Wall

Colorado State UniversityScience Chair, Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

Diana Wall works on soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in any ecosystems. She works at the physical limits to life in the Antarctic dry valleys where climate change effects are amplified and species diversity is much reduced compared to other soil ecosystems. Across these ice-free ecosystems, she and her colleagues showed that soil nematodes—microscopic worms— represent the top of the terrestrial food chain. One species, Scottnema lindsayae, had a surprisingly broad distribution and high abundance in drier, more saline soils, than other less abundant species found in aquatic systems (e.g, glacial meltstreams. This knowledge on habitat preference can be used to help predict how species and ecosystems might respond to climate change.

Wall’s more than 25 years of research in the Antarctic continues to clarify the critical links between climate change and soil biodiversity. Her interdisciplinary research with the McMurdo Dry Valley LTER has uncovered dramatic impacts to invertebrate communities in response to climate change, the key role nematode species play in soil carbon turnover, and how they survive such extreme environments. A 20-year long-term field project on climate change is revealing that with increased carbon sources, warming and water events, the dominant, physiologically tough Scottnema species that preys on soil bacteria across the dry landscape (also referred to as the “lion of the McMurdo dry valleys”) declined while others increased. By altering the soil physical and chemical habitat through increased moisture, warming for the future creates a more homogenous soil community with unknown effects on soil carbon turnover rates, a fundamentally important ecosystem process. Wall has combined her polar research with global scale field studies demonstrating that soil animals increase decomposition rates more in temperate and moist tropical climates than in cold and dry conditions, indicating a latitudinal gradient in their roles in ecosystems.

Diana served as President of the Ecological Society of America, the American Institute of Biological Sciences, and the Society of Nematologists. Diana received the 2017 Eminent Ecologist Award from the Ecological Society of America, the 2019 President’s Medal and 2016 Honorary Member award from the British Ecological Society, the 2015 Ulysses Medal from University College Dublin, the 2012 SCAR President’s Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research and the 2013 Soil Science Society of America Presidential Award. Wall Valley, Antarctica was named in 2004 to recognize her research. She is a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America and the Society of Nematologists and holds an Honorary Doctorate from Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Diana is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is the 2013 Laureate of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. Diana is currently Science Chair, Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative. She is the Inaugural Director of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability at Colorado State University. Diana earned a B.A. in biology and Ph.D. in plant pathology at the University of Kentucky, Lexington.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPENS JUNE 3, 2022

GSB3-Announcement — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

Why attend?

The Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, launched in 2011, is a major stakeholder in the development of soil biodiversity policy, and the accelerating scientific knowledge underpinning the vast biological diversity contained in terrestrial soils worldwide. Among its various activities, the GSBI launched the Global Soil Biodiversity Conference held in Dijon (France, 2014) and more recently in Nanjing (China, 2017).

The 3rd Global Soil Biodiversity Conference to be held in Dublin (Ireland) in 2023 will expand on previous GSBI conferences and convene the world’s leading experts in this interdisciplinary field of soil biodiversity science to present and discuss recent advances addressing the urgency of meeting global challenges which link to human, animal and plant health and a more sustainable world. The conference will be the top meeting for all scientists, technologists, experimentalists and modellers, students and practitioners working on any aspects of soil biodiversity science and its linkages to the functioning of our global biosphere. The conference will provide the latest updates on soil biodiversity research and knowledge for scientists, policy makers, regulators, environmental agencies, conservationists, land user managers and other stakeholders in the sustainable use and conservation of soil biodiversity.

For further information on the GSBI’s activities, please see their website at

www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org

Full details on booking TBC

We look forward to seeing you in Dublin.

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Student Forum 2023
2023-03-30 10:00 - 2023-03-31 17:00 | Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Ave, Cardiff, UK, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff, CF10 3WT, United Kingdom
Speakers

Programme

Abstracts

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The annual forum, organised for and by undergraduate and postgraduate entomology students offers participants the opportunity to give scientific presentations on their research, network with like-minded people and share ideas with their peers.

This year, the forum will be a hybrid meeting, taking place both in-person at the Glamorgan building in Cardiff, UK and streamed online

Abstract submissions for this event are now closed. Note: Abstracts will not be considered if you have not registered.

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12 minute talks, 3 minutes Q&A

Early Bird rates have ended.Online attendance is still available

Students at the RES Postgraduate Forum

The Royal Entomological Society Student forum returns for 2023!

The event will be from 10am-5pm Thursday 30th and Friday 31st March.

The Forum will take place both in-person at the Glamorgan Building, Cardiff, UK and online.

RES student members can attend for free, but registration is needed.

Travelling by train to the Forum?

Once you have registered, check GWR’s conference discount on train tickets.

If travelling by trail, please be sure to check your timetable carefully and travel with plenty of time.

Due to awareness of planned rail strikes during the timeframe of this event, RES will endeavour to support in-person attendance as much as possible, including flexibility of registration time on the programme.

Check National Rail Enquiries – Industrial Action to find out if your trains are effected.

This event includes talks and careers advice from inspirational insect scientists, as well as a chance for student entomologists to network amongst peers and present their work. Abstract submission details will be announced in due course.

The 2023 event will include a workshop on publishing research with Emilie Aimé, and a curation techniques workshop from Fran Sconce.

There will be prizes for the best talk and poster, and a prize for the winner of the quiz! More details soon.

Student Forum confirmed invited speakers:

Jordan Cuff, Research Associate,Newcastle University – Ashleigh Whiffin, Pelham-Clinton Entomology Genetic Collection Curator, National Museums Scotland – Peter Graystock, Lecturer in Human and Animal Health (specifically Ecology, Microbiology, Pollinator conservation), Imperial College London

Dr Seirian Sumner, Professor of Behavioural Ecology, Genetics, Evolution & EnvironmentDiv of Biosciences, University College London, Division of Biosciences – Dr Nathalie Stroeymeyt, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol

Programme

Thursday, 30th March: This is officially insect day! …at least in Germany

Times may vary slightly from the programme – Please keep an eye on this page for updates

_Program – Student Forum 2023 V3Download

View the previous Student Forum 2022 and programme.

Thursday evening social event and pub quiz to take place at the Woodville.

Sign up to UniCrew and get discounts on food and drink at the Woodville on Thursday evening at the Student Forum 2023

Have you signed up for UniCrew yet?

At the Student Forum pub social, you can get 20% off food and 10% off your drinks!

The discount works Sun-Thurs, and you need to sign up with a university email!

What a bargain for students!

Abstract submissions are now closed for this eventAbstract submission deadline was 1st March 2023

Student talk will be programmed for 15 minutes (12 minutes talk plus 3 minutes questions)

Note: Your abstracts will not be considered if you have not registered to attend.

Details for talk and poster presenters

Note: If you presenting a poster at the conference, the poster board dimensions are

2m x 1m (h x w) which will fit a portrait A0 or A1 poster.

Please send the .pdf of the whole poster to info@royensoc.co.uk before 3rd March.

Delegates can use Cardiff print services for printing posters, the following charges will apply.

Printing at a glance

120 GSM Matt150 GSM Satin200 GSM Poster SatinA1£5£10£15A0£7£15£25

Contact: Print@cardiff.ac.uk

Please note: Submitting your abstracts does not automatically provide a presentation space and you will be contacted by the organisers to confirm a date/time slot if your abstract is chosen.

All presenters are required to register below. These expenses cannot be reclaimed by the RES.

Event kindly supported by:

Convenors (RES student representatives)

Visit Cardiff

A montage of images of Cardiff by MichiganCharms, Wiki Commons

With beautiful castles, cathedrals, museums and parks, there’s plenty to do and see when you visit Cardiff for the Student Forum 2023.

Check out Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Bay and the National Museum Cardiff for some sightseeing and history, or Bute Park & Arboretum for a walk in nature.

There’s also Llandaff Cathedral, St Fagans National Museum of History and Castell Coch (Tongwynlais) to name just a few amazing places to see during your stay.

Register below and plan your trip.

Note – We do not provide recordings of events or presentations as standard, unless otherwise stated.

This is to encourage in-person participation and foster the social and networking environment of like-minded researchers and enthusiasts.

Registration Prices

Earlybird rate

Early Bird rates available until 1st March

In person: RES Student Member or RES Member/FellowFreeIn person: Non member£30Online: RES Student Member or RES Member/FellowFreeOnline: Non member £15

Post earlybird rate

Post earlybird rates will come into effect after 1st March

In person: RES Student Member or RES Member/Fellow£15In person: Non member £50Online: RES Student Member or RES Member/Fellow£5Online: Non member£25

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Get discounts on this event and more when you sign up now.

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Student Membership is £15/year + first year free.

Standard Membership is £65/year with concessionary rates for anyone retired (65+) and/or based in a low- and middle-income country.

Attend Student Forum in-person or online for free with Earlybird as a RES Student Member, Member or Fellow.

We are delighted to offer our meetings and events at significantly reduced rates for RES members. If you haven’t renewed your membership, please do so today!

Important note:

Due to the popularity of this event, In-person delegate spaces have reached capacity and are now sold out.

Online booking spaces are not limited and remain available.

Registration is required for all attendees to receive an e-ticket and link to the livestream.

RES Members will need to log in to their account for discounted registration.

Entomology courses

UK university courses that include entomology

Award opportunities

RES Student Award

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Online talk April 2023 - Arnold van Huis
2023-04-05 19:30 - 20:45 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/online-talk-april-2023-arnold-van-huis/
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The Royal Entomological Society’s online talk series

These online meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month from 19.30 to 20.45 (UK time).

There will also be an opportunity to hear some exciting updates about the Society and its activities.

Note: All attendees, including members, must register below to receive the link to attend the talk.

Speaker: Arnold van Huis

Professor of Tropical Entomology

Wageningen University, Netherlands.

Edible Insects: Progress and Prospects

During the last six years the number of articles dealing with edible insects increased exponentially. As feed for animals, the black soldier fly is often targeted, mainly because the larvae can transform many different organic side streams of low economic value in high value proteins and fats.

Microbial communities in substrates and the insect gut may help in the conversion of low-quality organic side streams. The nutritional values of insect products compare well to those of the common meat products. Health benefits of insects relate to the high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, the high iron and zinc content, the antioxidant capacity, and the positive effects on the gut microbiota. Chitin strengthens the immune system in humans and in animals, improves plant growth and activates plant defense. The fat of insects can be technology applied as bio lubricants, biodiesel, cosmetics, and butter replacements in bakery products. Proteins can be employed as a base for bioplastics used for agricultural purposes. The environmental impact of producing insects is lower than that of common production animals. Legislation is gradually becoming more conducive.

A major challenge for human consumption is to process insects and disguise them in familiar products and make them safe and appetizing. Several strategies are proposed to convince consumers to go from an occasional snack to mainstream food. Professor Arnold Van Huis is Chief Editor of the Journal of Insects as Food and Feed and researches and advocates edible insects both for humans and for livestock.

In the 2010 French documentary Global Steak, he says that locusts can produce 1kg protein from 2kg fodder compared to a cow needing 10kg fodder to produce the same amount of protein. Other benefits are that locusts do not produce greenhouse gases and do not need antibiotics.

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Behaviour SIG Meeting 2023 - Online Event
2023-04-26 10:00 - 17:00 | NIAB East Malling, NIAB EMR, New Road, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6BJ, United Kingdom
Behaviour SIG Meeting 2023 – Online Event

The role of microbes (environmental and endosymbionts) in insect behaviour

Call for abstracts

(Deadline for abstract submissions: March 31st, 2023)

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Organisers

NIAB East MallingConvenors: Jozsef Vuts, Michelle Fountain Local Organisers: Scott Raffle, Michelle FountainRES organisers: Francisca Sconce, Luke Tilley, Richard Harrington

Read about the Behaviour Special Interest Group

Insect Behaviour is a very broad discipline, cutting across several research areas such as ecology, conservation, insect-plant interactions, pest management, chemical ecology, and genetics.

Microbes play key roles in insect physiology, behaviour, ecology and evolution. This meeting will look at how the inter-kingdom interactions between the various microbe and insect taxa affect insect behaviour from the molecular to the population level.

Speakers

SpeakerAffiliationTopicWebsiteProf. Bart LievensKU Leuven, BelgiumPotential of insect-microbe chemical communications to improve biological control of insect pests https://www.kuleuven.be/wieiswie/en/person/00019097 Dr Brendan DaisleyUniversity of Guelph, CanadaMicrobiome disruption and disease occurrence in honey beeshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bdaisley/?originalSubdomain=caMarko RohlfsUniversity of BremenEvolution of microbe management by insectshttps://www.uni-bremen.de/en/50years/events/projects/ichbinunibremen/prof-dr-marko-rohlfsProf. Boaz YuvalHebrew University, IsraelThe microbiome and fruit fly behaviourhttps://entomology.agri.huji.ac.il/boaz-yuval Prof. Noushin EmamiNRI, University of GreenwichNatural molecular strategies to break disease transmissionDr Kelly A. Hamby (Associate Prof)University of Maryland Behavioral responses of spotted-wing drosophila to free-living fungi

Prof. Bart Lievens KU Leuven, Belgium

Dr Brendan DaisleyUniversity of Guelph, Canada

Marko RohlfsInsect and Chemical Ecology – Universität Bremen

Prof. Boaz YuvalProfessor of EntomologyThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Noushin EmamiCo-founder of Molecular AttractionNRI, University of GreenwichWatch the TED talk

Dr Kelly A. Hamby Associate Prof. and Extension Specialist in the Department of EntomologyUniversity of Maryland

Programme

_Programme – Behaviour SIG 2023 V2Download

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(Deadline for abstract submissions: February 28th, 2023)

Along with submitting your presentation abstract form, please also send your talk documents to info@royensoc.co.uk with subject ‘Behaviour SIG 2023 Abstract Submission’ as soon as possible.

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Insects as Food and Feed (IAFF) Conference 2023
2023-04-27 09:00 - 16:30 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/iaff23/
In Partnership with Michelmores:

The Michelmores Sustainable Agriculture practice are dedicated to working with businesses whose technologies and practices are tackling the most pressing issues facing the agriculture sector: climate change and biodiversity loss.

Insects as Food and Feed Conference 2023Commercialisation and future opportunities

Listen to informative talks around the subject of insect protein, the benefits, ethics and issues surrounding the rearing of insects, their uses in pathology, industry, agriculture & farming, cattle feed and protein for human and non-human animal consumption.

On: Thursday 27 April, 09:00-16:30 At: M Shed, Princes Wharf, Bristol

Visit the poster page displaying work from some of the selected delegates at the IAFF23 conference

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Want to share your research with a poster at the IAFF Conference 2023?

Poster abstract submission deadline has been extended to 10 AprilClick here to fill in our poster abstract submission form

Note: Abstracts will not be considered if you have not registered.

Please do not bring posters to the conference unless you have been approved in advance by RES event organisers.

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Jumiles-taxco-mercados (Live stink bugs at a market) by Gobierno de Taxco

Cooking with meal worms

Delegates tuck into the insect hors d’oeuvres provided

We are delighted to announce you will hear from industry experts including the FSA (Food Standards Agency), IPIFF, Entocycle and FERA

View the programme

The event will also take place via Zoom live if you wish to attend online

Read about our Special Interest Group here

Confirmed Speakers

Steven Barbosa, Sr. EU Public Affairs Manager, The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF)

Talk: IPIFF: Policy & Regulatory developments towards an EU growing and promising market for insect-based food and feed

Paul Tossell, Head of Novel Foods and Radiological Policy Team, Food Standards Agency (FSA)

Talk – Insects as novel foods and feed requirements

Paul has been Head of what was at the time the Radiological, GM, Novel Foods and Feed Additives Branch, since January 2019. He has overseen policy development on CBD and novel alternative protein compliance with novel food regulations, including the move towards compliance of edible insects.

Paul has been with the FSA since its formation in 2000, having previously worked for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF). Other previous roles have been leading on food defence and hypersensitivity.

Maureen Wakefield, Senior Applied Entomologist at Fera Science Limited

Maureen is a research entomologist, with over 33 years’ experience, whose current research interests focus around integrated pest management of agriculturally important invertebrate pests and invasive species and the potential use of insects as a novel source of protein for animal feed and other high value materials .

Maureen has spent her career on research to improve understanding of insect behaviour and chemical ecology, in particular with regard to detection and monitoring and the development of novel control methods, including the use of biological control agents such as parasitoids, predators and entomopathogenic fungi. More recently her research has focussed research on insects as a novel source of protein for animal feed and for other high value materials with an emphasis on insect rearing methodologies and nutrition. This has included involvement in the EU FP7 project PROteINSECT. Maureen is an experienced project manager who has led commercial, government and European Commission funded projects. Maureen is an editor of Journal of Stored Product Research, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and a Royal Society Biology Senior Plant Health Professional.

Chris Lyons, Innovation Lead, Innovate UK

Talk: How BBSRC and Innovate UK support collaborative research, knowledge exchange and innovation (Joint with Esther Harper)

Chris Lyons is Agricultural Lead at Innovate UK. With a background in innovation, funding and grass roots agriculture. Chris currently works with a diverse range of innovative businesses with funded projects across the various agricultural subsectors, with an increasing focus on alternative proteins.

Esther Harper, Senior Portfolio Manager (Farmed Animals), Business Interaction Unit, BBSRC

Esther develops and manages collaborative R&D and knowledge exchange funding opportunities within BBSRC’s farmed animals portfolio, which covers the breadth of livestock agriculture, aquaculture, and insect farming. She connects academia and businesses to co-create and deliver on-farm solutions and translational research impacts. She is interested in learning more about the key challenges and opportunities across the insect farming supply chain, with a particular focus on insect proteins for livestock and companion animal feeds. Her pets enjoy hunting and eating flies.

Nathalie Berezina, CTO at FlyFeed, PhD

Talk – Insect industry: towards globalisation and maturity, case study – industrial production in Vietnam

Nathalie Berezina is CTO of FlyFeed, an insect farming startup producing protein from black soldier flies.

Nathalie received MSc in Chemical Engineering at “Grande Ecole” of Mulhouse (ENSCMu) and has a doctorate in Chemistry, from the University of Marseille, France. She was a Board Member & Vice President of the French Chemical Society 2015-2021 and a guest lecturer at ENSCMu, ESTA and AgroParisTech.

In 2005 Nathalie joined Natiss – Materia Nova, R&D Centre in Belgium, as a senior scientist to work on the microbiological synthesis of polyesters with 33 times productivity improvement.

In 2014 Nathalie joined Ynsect, an insect biotechnology company, as a CSO & IP, and contributed to company’s growth from 110 M€ to 0,5 B€ valuation.

In 2020 Nathalie founded Norbite, the company transforming plastic waste into sustainable goods by means of an insect-based biorefinery.

Nathalie holds 20 patents, authored more than 30 papers & book chapters, and is a regular speaker and invited lecturer at international conferences.Nathalie’s LinkedIn

Eva Pasquier, researcher at RISE PFI

Talk – Valorization of chitin from the insect industry into nanofibers and films for packaging applications

Our study has shown that chitin nanofibers extracted from fly larvae (Hermetia Illucens) have similar properties than chitin nanofibers from shrimp in terms of film forming capacity and mechanical properties. Valorization of mealworm farming residues composed of mealworm exuviae, and residual feed have also shown promising results. The potential applications of chitin fibers from insects will be discussed with a particular focus on food packaging.

Eva is a researcher at RISE PFI where she works with the valorization of biobased polymers, like cellulose, lignin and chitin. She received her PhD in materials science from Grenoble Alpes University in 2022.

She has worked on the preparation and characterization of biobased nanoparticles for over 5 years, studying their interactions and the process of combining them into films.

Alexandra (Aly) Haskell, Business Development Associate at Entocycle

Alexandra (Aly) Haskell is a Business Development Associate at Entocycle. As a trained entomologist with more than three years of research and field experience, Aly has a breadth of experience in her industry. Most notably, she worked with the United States Department of Agriculture to manage the Mediterranean fruit fly crisis, as well as the United States Army on several medical entomological projects.

Aly holds a Bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has also pursued a Masters of Science in Entomology specializing in Diptera interactions from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Aly is passionate about sustainable living with a mission to promote the use of insect farming.

Insects as Food and Feed Conference 2023 – ProgrammeCommercialisation and future opportunities

IAFF23-Programme-V1Download

0845-0930Registration opens, teas & coffee0930- 0945Welcome and Introduction from Peter Smithers (Royal Entomological Society) – Commercialisation and future opportunities0945- 1015IPIFF – Steven Barbosa: Policy & Regulatory developments towards an EU growing and promising market for insect-based food and feed1015- 1045FSA – Paul Tossell: Insects as novel foods and feed requirements1045-1115FERA – Maureen Wakefield: Insect bioconversion – the role of research to address challenges and opportunities1115-1125Bryony Williams: Insect Doctors: Educating the next generation of insect pathologists to address problems related to infectious diseases in insect mass rearing.1125-1145Break1145-1205BBSRC – Esther Harper & Innovate UK – Chris Lyons: How BBSRC and Innovate UK support collaborative research, knowledge exchange and innovation1205- 1245Panel discussion- Chaired by Rachel O’Connor (Michelmores)1245-1300Rolling mic introductions, led by Peter Smithers (RES) / Rachel O’Connor (Michelmores)1300-1400Lunch, posters and exhibitors1400-1430Entocycle – Alexandra (Aly) Haskell: Insect Feed Ingredients for: Pet, Poultry and Aquaculture in the UK and Wider World1430-1445Michelmores – David Thompson: Intellectual Property1445-1515Online talk: FlyFeed – Nathalie Berezina: Insect industry: towards globalisation and maturity, case study – industrial production in Vietnam1515-1545Online talk: RISE PFI – Eva Pasquier: Valorization of chitin from the insect industry into nanofibers and films for packaging applications1545-1630Panel Discussion – Chaired by Mark Ramsden (ADAS)1630Close and Wrap Up – Peter Smithers (RES)

Details for poster presenters

Note: If you presenting a poster at the conference, the poster board dimensions are

2m x 1m (h x w) which will fit a portrait A0 or A1 poster.

Please send the .pdf of the whole poster to info@royensoc.co.uk. by Friday 14 April Please note if you are selected, you will be required to print and bring your own poster.

Please note: Submitting your abstracts does not automatically provide a presentation space and you will be contacted by the organisers to confirm a date/time slot if your abstract is chosen.

All presenters are required to register. These expenses cannot be reclaimed by the RES.

Planning your trip to Bristol – travel help

Planning your journey to BristolBristol is one of the most easily accessible cities in the UK, with excellent road, rail, bus and coach and air links. If you are travelling to Bristol from outside of the UK, please check the latest travel advice for travel from overseas.

TrainBristol Temple Meads railway station is the largest rail hub in the west of England, with direct services available from London, Scotland, Wales, Manchester and Birmingham. Travel to and from London Paddington and to destinations across the South of England, South West and South Wales with Great Western Railway (GWR). You can plan your journey, check timetables, book tickets and find out more at GWR.comBristol Parkway is located to the north of the city. Services run from Birmingham, Cardiff, Gloucester and London. Discounts on train travel – don’t miss out! GWR offer up to 80% discounts for delegates travelling to conferences.Once you have registered, check GWR’s conference discount on train tickets.Please be sure to note any small print on your booking.– up to 80% saving based on an Anytime Return from London Paddington to Cardiff Central– conference fares are only available to delegates. You will be asked to produce a confirmation by the train managerFancy bidding for First Class tickets? GWR have partnered with Seat Frog, an app that allows you to bid for First Class upgrades on GWR services from as little as £10. Find out more

RoadBristol is ideally situated for road access from London as well as from the north and east of England, it being situated at the intersection of the M4 and M5 motorways. Find out more about Park and Ride and parking in Bristol here.

AirTravelling to and from Bristol Airport by bus or coach is easy and convenient. Whether it’s into the city or out into the South West and Wales, there are plenty of good value and direct services available. Find out more about the services available here. This includes the A1 Bristol Flyer to and from Bristol City Centre and the A3 Weston Flyer to and from Weston-super-Mare.To find out more about travel from Bristol Airport head to the Bristol Airport website or the Bristol Airport Guide website. Find out more about flying in to Bristol here Getting to M Shed – location maps below and further information available on the M Shed website here

Getting to M Shed Bristol by train or busIt’s about a 20 minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads train station to M Shed.A number of buses leave from Bristol Temple Meads to the city centre, around a five minute walk away.For timetables please visit the TravelWest website.

Getting to M Shed by carM Shed is located on the harbourside in the city centre on Wapping Road (BS1 4RN) around two miles from the M32 motorway.There are two car parks nearby at The Grove (BS1 4RB) and Wapping Wharf (BS1 4RH). There are five disabled spaces at The Grove and three next to Brunel’s Buttery. There are four accessible spaces in the Wapping Wharf car park. You can find more car parks on the Travel West website.Building works in the Wapping Wharf car park may restrict pedestrian access from the car park to Museum Street.

Accommodation Near Bristol Temple Meads Train Station

If you are travelling to Bristol by train and looking to stay in a hotel close to Bristol Temple Meads, below are a few hotel options to help you. Double Tree Hilton Mecure Bristol Holland Hotel Hilton Garden Inn, Bristol City CentreFurther information on accommodation go to the ‘Visit Bristol’ site

Previously…

In 2022, the annual Insects as Food and feed conference was held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK. The keynote speaker was Arnold van Huis, Emeritus professor, Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen, The Netherlands, talking about “Edible insects: progress and prospects”.

Click here to watch Arnold’s 2022 keynote presentation.

Click here to view the 2022 programme.

Note – We do not provide recordings of events or presentations as standard, unless otherwise stated.

This is to encourage in-person participation and foster the social and networking environment of like-minded researchers and enthusiasts.

Registration prices

We are delighted to be able to offer IAFF23 with a significantly reduced early bird rate to our members – If you haven’t renewed your membership, please do this and book your discounted registration today.

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We look forward to seeing you at IAFF23

Earlybird rate

Early Bird rates available until 20th March

In person:RES Student Member £15RES Member £30Non-Member £115

*If you become a member @£65/year & book in-person registration at the earlybird rate, you make a saving of £20 (17% saving on full price)

Online:RES Student Member £5RES Member £15Non-Member £90

*If you become a member @£65/year & book online registration at the earlybird rate, you make a saving of £10 (11% saving on full price)

Post earlybird rate

Post earlybird rates come into effect after 20th March

In person:RES Student Member £25RES Member £70Non-Member £170

*If you become a member @£65/year & book in-person registration post-earlybird, you make a saving of £35 (21% saving on full price)

Online:RES Student Member£10RES Member £35Non-Member £150

*If you become a member @£65/year & book online registration post-earlybird, you make a saving of £50 (33% saving on full price)

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Online talk May 2023 - Robert Pyle (Previously Angharad Gatehouse)
2023-05-03 19:30 - 20:45 | https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/online-talk-may-2023/
The Royal Entomological Society organises insect science conferences and events around the UK and the world for people at all stages of career and interest.

Becoming a member entitles you to discounted (and sometimes free) access to the majority of events.

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The Royal Entomological Society’s online talk series

These online meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month from 19.30 to 20.45 (UK time).

There will also be an opportunity to hear some exciting updates about the Society and its activities.

Note: All attendees, including members, must register below to receive the link to attend the talk.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Angharad Gatehouse’s talk scheduled for Wednesday 3 May has been swapped with next month’s speaker, Robert Pyle.

Angharad’s talk is now scheduled to Wednesday 7 June – Should you wish to re-register, do feel free to do this here so we can keep you updated on the meeting.

Please do join us instead on Wednesday 3 May for Robert Pyle’s talk:

Speaker: Robert Michael Pyle

Lepidopterist

Founder of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

From Monks Wood to Hollywood: Fifty Years in Insect Conservation

Dr Robert (Bob) Pyle Hon.FRES is a poet and general author of note, winner of various literary prizes including a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is an American lepidopterist, writer, teacher, and founder of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Much of his life story is told in the 2020 feature film The Dark Divide, where Pyle is played by David Cross.

Among the books where he brings art and literature to insect natural history are The Art of the Butterfly; Nabokov’s Butterflies; and Chasing Monarchs: A Migration with the Butterflies of Passage (1999), the last an unusual combination of original research presented as a popular book, in which he tracked the southerly migration of western Monarchs over many weeks, thereby demonstrating for the first time that certain individuals crossed the Rockies, providing mixing of the eastern and western populations, which had hitherto been considered separate and more vulnerable.

During three years in 1979-82 at the IUCN/WWF’s international Conservation Monitoring Centre at Cambridge, UK, Bob co-compiled (with Sue Wells and Mark Collins) and co-authored the first IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book, which laid the blueprint for all subsequent global assessments. He then spent two years establishing butterfly conservation in Papua New Guinea – where it was pretty much unknown – including the sustainable breeding of common species for butterfly farms and the conservation of Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing. In Australia, Bob Pyle is revered as one of the ‘big three’ pioneers of global butterfly conservation. He has also taught, lectured and inspired others repeatedly across Europe, as various nations ‘discovered’ and grew concerned about declining butterfly populations.

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