Journal Prizes: Best Paper by an Early Career Entomologist
Our Best Paper Prizes, given out for each of our journals, are designed to celebrate excellent research by Early Career Entomologists in the specific fields covered by our journal portfolio.
The Royal Entomological Society has a history of awarding best paper prizes, and from 2024 the RES journal awards honour early career entomologists publishing in our seven journals.
We hope that recognising the best work led by early career entomologists in our journals we can support the career development of these authors and highlight the fantastic research published in RES journals.
Eligibility
Lead, early career authors of articles published in the last volume of RES journals are eligible for the prizes. Early career is defined as researchers within ten years of completing their undergraduate degree or with less than ten years working in entomology in any capacity, with or without a degree. Time for career breaks is not counted in the 10 year time period.
Criteria
Editors assess all eligible articles based on whether they are topical, have a broad interest, are well communicated and in an area of interest for the journal.
Rewards
The winner receives:
- A prize of £200
- Registration covered to attend Ento, the Royal Entomolocial Society’s annual conference
- A year’s free membership to the Royal Entomological Society
Details and previous winners of the RES Journal Awards.
2022 Winners – for best papers published during 2019-21
Read more about this year’s winners here, and read all the 2021 winning articles in this Virtual Issue
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Kiran J. Horrocks, Darren Ward & David M. Suckling
Can natural enemies of current insect pests provide biotic resistance to future pests?
Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 20 (3), 390-401, 2018.
Ecological Entomology
Elia Guariento, Wolfgang Wanek & Konrad Fiedler
Consistent shift in nutritional ecology of ants reveals trophic flexibility across alpine tree‐line ecotones
Ecological Entomology, 43 (2), 168-181, 2018.
Insect Conservation and Diversity
Douglas H. Boyes, Darren M. Evans, Richard Fox, Mark, S. Parsons & Michael J. O. Pocock
Is light pollution driving moth population declines? A review of causal mechanisms across the life cycle
Insect Conservation and Diversity,11 (1), 1-12, 2018.
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
Insect Molecular Biology, 27 (3), 352-364, 2018.
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.
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 31, 365-372, 2017.
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
Physiological Entomology, 42, 181-190, 2017.
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?
Systematic Entomology, 42, 267-287, 2017.
2020 Winners – for best papers published during 2018-19
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Xiaohong Li, Michael Garvey, Ian Kaplan, Baoping Li, Juli Carrillo
Domestication of tomato has reduced the attraction of herbivore natural enemies to pest-damaged plants
Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 20 (3), 390-401, 2018.
Ecological Entomology
Dave Goulson, Steph O’Connor, Kirsty J. Park
The impacts of predators and parasites on wild bumblebee colonies
Ecological Entomology, 43 (2), 168-181, 2018.
Insect Conservation and Diversity
Laurence Packer, Spencer K. Monckton, Thomas M. Onuferko, Rafael R. Ferrari
Validating taxonomic identifications in entomological research
Insect Conservation and Diversity,11 (1), 1-12, 2018.
Insect Molecular Biology
Y. Zhang, K. Feng, J. Hu, L. Shi, P. Wei, Z.Wu, G. Shen, M. Li, Q. Wu, L. He
A microRNA=1 gene, tci-miR-1-3p, is involved in cyflumetofen resistance by targeting a glutathione S-transferase gene, TCGSTM4, in Tetranychus cinnabarinus
Insect Molecular Biology, 27 (3), 352-364, 2018.
2019 Winners – for best papers published during 2017-18
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
M. Brustolin, S. Talavera, A. Nunez, C. Santamaria, R. Rivas, N. Pujol, M. Valle, M. Verdun, A. Brun, N. Pages and N. Busquets
Rift Valley fever virus and European mosquitoes: vector compettence of Culex pipiens and Stegomyia albopicta (= Aedes albopictus)
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 31, 365-372, 2017.
Physiological Entomology
Lily M. Thompson, Trevor M. Faske, Nana Banahene, Dominique Grim, Salvatore J. Agosta, Dylan Parry, Patrick C. Tobin, Derek M. Johnson and Kristine L. Grayson
Variations in growth and developmental responses to supraoptimal temperatures near latitudinal range limits of gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.), an expanding invasive species
Physiological Entomology, 42, 181-190, 2017.
Systematic Entomology
Camiel Doorenweerd, Erik J. Van Nieukerken and Robert J. B. Hoare
Phylogeny, classification and divergence times of pygmy leaf-mining moths (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): the earliest lepidopteran radiation in Angiosperms?
Systematic Entomology, 42, 267-287, 2017.
2018 Winners – for best papers published during 2016-17
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Sarah L. Facey, David B. Fidler, Rhiannon C. Rowe, Lisa M. Bromfield, Sabine S. Nooten, Joanna T.Staley, David S. Ellsworth and Scott N. Johnson
Atmospheric change causes declines in woodland arthropods and impacts specific trophic groups.
Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 19 (1), 101-112, 2017.
Ecological Entomology
Tom R. Bishop, Mark P. Robertson, Berndt J. Van Rensburg and Catherine L. Parr
Coping with the cold: minimum temperatures and thermal tolerances dominate the ecology of mountain ants.
Ecological Entomology, 42 (2), 105-114, 2017.
Insect Conservation and Diversity
Alessandro Campanaro, Livia Zapponi, Sönke Hardersen, Marcos Mendez, Nida Al Fulaij, Paolo Audisio, Marco Bardiani, Giuseppe M. Carpaneto, Serena Corezzola, Francesca Della Rocca, Deborah Harvey, Colin Hawes, Marcin Kadej, Jerzy Karg, Markus Rink, Adrian Smolis, Eva Spencer, Arno Thomaes, Ilaria Toni, Al Vrezec, Agnese Zauli, Michelle Zilioli and Stefano Chiari
A European monitoring protocol for the stag beetle, a saproxylic flagship species.
Insect Conservation and Diversity, 9 (6), 574-584, 2016.
Insect Molecular Biology
K. Cappelle, C.F.R de Oliveira, B.Van Eynde, O. Christiaens and G. Smagghe
The involvement of clathrin-mediated endocytosis and two Sid-1-like transmembrane proteins in double-stranded RNA uptake in the Colorado potato beetle midgut.
Insect Molecular Biology, 25 (3), 315-323, 2016.
