New research in #RESEcolEnt #Bee abundance and #diversity respond to extremes in #temperature and #precipitation in the Urban Chihuahuan Desert doi.org/10.1111/een.70048 #Abundance #Biodiversity @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social

New research in #RESEcolEnt Are competitive interactions between #aphid clones mediated by facultative #endosymbionts? doi.org/10.1111/een.70050 #Sitobion #EcologicalInteractions @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social

At #BES2025 and looking for last minute Christmas presents? Come and have a look at our stand (LT7 in the Lennox Suite) to see what books we have for all ages 🐞 @britishecologicalsociety.org

At #BES2025 and looking for last minute Christmas presents? Come and have a look at our stand (LT7 in the Lennox Suite) to see what books we have for all ages 🐞

Chuck Fox, EiC of @royentsoc.bsky.social journal Ecological Entomology receives the BES award for exceptional services to the @britishecologicalsociety.org. Well done Chuck!

New #RESEcolEnt research establishes that ants do not prey upon an extrafloral-nectar-feeding predatory mite, suggesting they can coexist & both contribute to the control of coffee #pests #OpenAccess🔽 doi.org/10.1111/een.13453 @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social

Our newest #RESEcolEnt article reveals ants show a preference for energetic resources (carbohydrates & lipids versus amino acids) that is positively associated with predatory activity🐜 #OpenAccess🔽 doi.org/10.1111/een.13456 @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social

New research in #RESEcolEnt reports the effects of a temperate heatwave on diel rhythms of #insect activity: a comparison across habitats Read the #OpenAccess article now🔽 doi.org/10.1111/een.13442 @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com

What are the oviposition and larval mycelia preferences of the saproxylic European #StagBeetle? Find out in our new #RESEcolEnt article🔽 doi.org/10.1111/een.13443 @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com

Masses of rat tailed maggots in my water butt! It's under a sycamore, which is covered in aphids, so rather than water, it is basically 'small beer'. @royentsoc.bsky.social

We are looking for a PhD student! If you are interested in Drosophilids, systematics, bioinformatics, fiddling with museum specimens of old/weird flies, and chemosensation, then maybe this is for you! Please rebutterfly(?)! Apply below. lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

First bee fly of the year, of the dark edged variety!

Our latest article in #RESEcolEnt reports on changes in a #bumblebee #alpine #pollinator network over 40 years 🐝🌼 Read the article now🔽 buff.ly/srBYHrM @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @mattgreenwell.bsky.social @wiley.com

A new article in #RESEcolEnt explores #soil conditions & the emergence #phenology & survival of a ground-nesting #SolitaryBee in a coastal dune environment 🐝 #OpenAccess 🔽 doi.org/10.1111/een.13422 @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com

New research in #RESEcolEnt by @entonerd.bsky.social et al. shows sun exposure is a main driver influencing the arriving communities of #saproxylic #beetles on deadwood See the article now🔽 doi.org/10.1111/een.13428 @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social

A new #RESEcolEnt article describes that induced #drought in an Amazonian forest affects diversity but not #foraging distance of generalist #ants 🐜 🐜 🐜 See the report🔽 doi.org/10.1111/een.13429 @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com

In #RESEcolEnt, #MuseumCollections reveal a global range of Ophryocystis #parasites in #Danaus #butterflies, in a new article by @mullermarial.bsky.social & @k80y.bsky.social et al. 🦋 #OpenAccess 🔽 doi.org/10.1111/een.13426 @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social

A new #RESEcolEnt publication shows greening with native #wildflowers in urban vacant land 'pocket prairies' increases #bee abundance & species richness in a post-industrial city 🌼🐝 #OpenAccess🔽 doi.org/10.1111/een.13431 @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social

@lincswildlife.bsky.social careers in conservation podcast - amazing interviews with Prof. Libby John and students from University of Lincoln about their degree journey and their goals for a career! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9ID...

#Nutribloods: Novel synthetic lepidopteran #haemolymphs 🦋 for understanding #insect–microbe nutritional interactions in vitro Read the new #OpenAccess #RESPhysEnt article now🔽 doi.org/10.1111/phen.12486 spodoptera007.bsky.social @sheborg.bsky.social @wybouw.bsky.social @tbuescher.bsky.social

I'm very pleased to have two lab positions open this week, to join our team looking at immune regulation in infection and co-infection. We're especially interested in tissue-based immunity, cytokine regulation and immune metabolism. Join us! Postdoc (3y) and research technician (12mo) posts open.

Fully-funded PhD position on optimal network design in ant nests and slime mould, which will be split between the University of Bristol (UK) and Macquarie University (Australia) - application deadline: Friday 21st March. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

‼️🔬 I am looking for a PhD student to investigate the molecular signatures of memory engrams in Drosophila. 🎓 Fully funded 4-year PhD position (BBSRC NEEDL) 📍 Durham University, UK More details and instructions to apply: tinyurl.com/durhamPhD #Drosophila #Neuroskyence #Neuroscience #Memory

📢Senior Editor vacancy! We're looking for an active researcher with broad interests in #animal #ecology & related fields, to join our #editorial team ⏰Deadline 20th Feb 👇Full details www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/seni...

In the new Feb 2025 issue of RES journal Ecological Entomology, #RESEcolEnt, the Editors' Choice article is about suspended resting of caterpillars as an anti-predator strategy 👀https://buff.ly/4jKRPVf Meet our Ed board members @sheborg.bsky.social @mattgreenwell.bsky.social

📢 Meet the #RESJournal editors! Sheena Cotter @sheborg.bsky.social is the first up in our new series of editor interviews. Sheena has been an Editor-in-Chief of #RESEcolEnt, Ecological Entomology, since 2020. 🪳 Read more about Sheena 🔽 buff.ly/3WGyQS0 @wiley.com

It's been a rough week 😞 I need some soft pretty #moths. Maybe you do too?