Head over to the methods blog and check out our new post! Read about how Daniel Souto-Vilarós and his team processed arthropod bulk-collections from seven different protocols with DNA metabarcoding 🐛🐜👇

➡ EJT Vol. 1014 (2025) #openaccessjournal Published: 2025-09-16 ➡️ A monograph of Afrotropical and Mediterranean Derelomus Schoenherr, 1825 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with the descriptions of 14 #newspecies ⤵ ✒ Julien M. Haran et al. @gkergoat.bsky.social 🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.5852/ejt.... #weevils

Great work by soon-to-be Dr Dewaele, who is paving the way for research into the effect of phthalates on pollinators! 🐝

A wonderful article by Omnia Saed partly based on our work on atmospheric pollutants (funded by @kavlifoundation.org, @angiemicha.bsky.social, and NSF) atmos.earth/science-and-...

Our monograph (128 pages!) of the brood-pollinator #weevil genus #Derelomus is now out in @ejtaxonomy.bsky.social ! 😃 #OA Huge revision work led by #Julien_Haran @cirad.bsky.social / @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social with some #integrative_taxonomy approaches to help clarifying some species complexes!

📢NEW PAPER OUT! We investigated the short-term impact of exposure to field-realistic doses of phthalates DnBP and DEHP on the survival of Bombus terrestris workers 🐝 Find our work here: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

When It Gets Too Hot, Insects Move Too: New Study on Thermal Preferences Summary & Analysis by Patrick Stillson of "Thermal preference plasticity in ectotherms: Integrating temperature affinity and thermoregulation precision" by Deconninck et al. amnat.org/an/newpapers...

Connecting optical #RemoteSensing of plant #photosynthesis with biogenic volatile organic compound #emissions #Viewpoint by Zhang, et al. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience

🪻Lavenders are small shrubs that grow naturally in dry or arid environments, often at altitude (up to 1800 m). They cover around 40 wild species a few spontaneous hybrids and two species cultivated on a large scale for their essential oils. Read more ⬇️

How is this possible? This ant can lay eggs of two different species, birthed by the same mother

Excited to share the first article from the #Ecotron 's #Mesocosms platform! 🎉 Based on a 4+ year experiment manipulating soil macrofauna diversity in large #lysimeters under #drought. #Macrofauna matters! Huge thanks to @UFZ_de & @CEFE_CNRS. More coming soon! 🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...

Happy to announce that @ajblake05.bsky.social’s JEB paper was selected as this month’s Editors Choice article. This article discovered that mosquito color/wavelength preferences shift depending on the odor they experience.

BeeFunc, une base de données dédiée aux traits des #abeilles en France pour mieux comprendre leur vulnérabilité face aux pressions humaines. Avec Benoit Geslin du labo ECOBIO. @rennesuniv.bsky.social / @cnrsecologie.bsky.social / @cnrs-bretagneloire.bsky.social oseren.univ-rennes.fr/actualites/b...

🌊🧪 Big day at #chemecol2025! I presented my talk: “Chemical cues & larval behaviour in the tunicate Ciona intestinalis 🪸✨ I had the pleasure of chairing the Aquatic Chemical Ecology session — featuring amazing talks on annelids, cnidarians, oysters, and red algae. 🌿🦪🪼🪱

JOIN US WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025, @eseb2025.bsky.social ! 🚪 Room 120–121 🕑 2:00–5:40 PM 🔥 Satellite Symposium “Ecological Genomics of Coevolution” Keynote speakers: ⭐ Ellen Leffer ⭐Joy Bergelson (NYU) 💡 Young Researcher Talks on host–pathogen dynamics, symbiosis, adaptation! @nyuad-oaa.bsky.social

🎬 ACTION! The curtain rises… So pumped for a whole week of chemical ecology adventures here in Christchurch, NZ 🇳🇿 with @chemicalecology.bsky.social! Expect plenty of land drama 🌱🌿🐝🦟🪲 …and some splashy aquatic cameos too 🪸🪼🦪💦 Let the #chemecol2025 show begin! 🎉

Isce meeting in Christchurch New Zealand

JOIN US WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025, @eseb2025.bsky.social ! 🚪 Room 120–121 🕑 2:00–5:40 PM 🔥 Satellite Symposium 🔥 “Ecological Genomics of Coevolution” Keynote speakers: ⭐ Ellen Leffer ⭐Joy Bergekson @bergelsonlab.bsky.social 💡 Young Researcher Talks on host–pathogen dynamics, symbiosis, adaptation!

Thank you to Irene Teixidor-Toneu for opening the ecology and society session this afternoon : « Human-nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity : insights from indigenous and local knowledge systems »

📖Published📖 Gekière et al. demonstrate the applicability of the synergyfinder method in ecotoxicology and environmental research using a model pollinator, the buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) and two major environmental pollutants 🐝 🌍 🧪 buff.ly/7qgGHH0

𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐱 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐫 David Grémillet, biologiste au Centre d’écologie fonctionnelle et évolutive (Cefe), nous explique comment les oiseaux marins nous renseignent sur les changements globaux affectant les océans. Article 👉 lejournal.cnrs.fr/articles/les... 📷 ©David Grémillet

Attending #ESEB2025 in Barcelona? Check out our Equal Opportunity initiatives eseb2025.com/inclusivity-... & join our #inclusivity mixers in the social corner (EXPO area): Mon 18 9h45🌈LGBTQ+ mixer Tues 19 10h15♿Disability mixer Wed 20 9h45🌍Global South mixer Pass the word ! #InclusiveScience

Non, deux millions de français n’ont pas envie de prendre des risques environnementaux ou de santé majeurs pour pas de bénéfices voire des inconvénients pour la majorité des 400000 PME agricoles qui ont besoin d’être enfin aidées avec des prix d’achats décents et des productions vivrières ! #duplomb

🚨 #Ozone & bumblebees: what's the impact? The #Mesocosms platform we are currently exploring how #airpollution shapes #pollinator physiology & behavior 🐝🌿Part of the collaborative #ANR #PolluCom project led by @magproffit.bsky.social @cnrsoccitanieest.bsky.social @anaeefrance.bsky.social #ecotron

[Grand Prix SFE2 2025] 🏆 Félicitations à Jérôme Chave (DR @cnrsecologie.bsky.social‬, CRBE, Toulouse) pour sa nomination et attribution de notre Grand Prix 2025. Pour en savoir plus ➡️ sfecologie.org/2025/07/16/g...

[Prix Recherche SFE2 2025] Félicitations à Violaine Llaurens (@cnrsecologie.bsky.social‬, @cirbcdf.bsky.social‬ & @isyeb.mnhn.fr‬, Paris & Université des Antilles), pour sa nomination et attribution de notre Prix Recherche 2025. Pour en savoir plus ➡️ sfecologie.org/2025/07/16/p...

OPÉRATION « DU SEUM POUR L’INDUSTRIE AGROALIMENTAIRE » Pétition contre la loi Duplomb. À signer ici ➡️ petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/... ✍️

Deconninck et al. provides a refreshed view of how plasticity in temperature preference can inform us about the thermoregulatory strategies of ectotherms. An all-new framework that they apply to Drosophila melanogaster. Read now ahead of print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Online now: Disability in ecology and evolution

🧬 Shift between specialized & generalized diets in #bees is associated with evolutionary changes in their sensory genes. Generalists lose odorant receptors (ORs) and gain gustatory receptors (GRs), while specialists diversify existing genes 🌸🐝 #genomics #pollinators academic.oup.com/g3journal/ad...

💼Offre d'emploi : ATER 📅Rentrée 2025 Contacts : Direction département de biologie : [email protected] Directeur du laboratoire LBVPAM (@htsbiotechmoss.bsky.social): [email protected] #job #recherche #enseignement #université #biologie #ater

This Friday was the summer lab ! ☀️ 🗓️ The program : Visit the castle of Roche la Molière Hiking and brainstorming Group work And good times with colleagues. We thank Amiproche for the visit of the castle and @htsbiotechmoss.bsky.social for welcoming us! A good way to start summer 😁 🌿

💼 Post doctoral #opportunity ! Plant multi-omics data mining - Pollucom ANR project 📅 Start date: January 6 2026 --> Deadline Sept 30 2025 🐝 Key words : #datascience, chemical ecology, #fig, #lavender, #pollination, ozone pollution, global warming Offer: lc.cx/XvoyC9 French: lc.cx/mRe0Ib

#Microcosms and #Mesocosms experimental platforms completely taken over by the #ANR Pollucom project (@magproffit.bsky.social and her team from CNRS CEFE) studying #ozone effects on plant–pollinator interactions 🌼🐝 They’ve hijacked our meeting room too! Must be the AC 😅 @ecotron-cnrs.bsky.social

Major milestone @ecotron-cnrs.bsky.social: #lysimeters installed in the Macrocosms experimental platform for the upcoming #biochar & #basalt for #ERW. Huge thanks to the team for the massive effort! Interested in collaborating? Get in touch! @anaeeeric.bsky.social @anaeefrance.bsky.social

🐜 Exciting news : Our article has been recommended in #PCIEcology ! Genetic tracing reveals how ornamental plant trade fuels the spread of invasive ants in Western Europe. Read more: 🔗 ecology.peercommunityin.org/articles/rec... #InvasiveSpecies #Genetics #Ecology @peercommunityin.bsky.social

ℹ️ ESEB 2025 Satellite Symposium: "𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯"🧬 📅 Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 🕑 2:00 PM This exciting half-day symposium will bring researchers exploring the genomic basis & ecological impact of coevolution across systems and taxa. 🔗 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: lnkd.in/d2-FN8PB

Save the date: We organise the next European Congress of Entomology from June 29 to July 3 2026 in Tours, France. More than 50 symposiums on almost all aspects of insects, including parental care !! @irbi-tours.bsky.social 📅 Registration opens 10 July 2025 🔗 Stay tuned at www.ece2026.org

Delphine Renard au Centre d'écologie fonctionnelle et évolutive et Jérôme Ros @isemevol.bsky.social sont lauréats de la médaille de bronze pour l'Occitanie Est. Bravo à eux et à leurs équipes 👏🫶🎉

#Pollination by sexual deception via pro-pheromone mimicry? A #Letter by Phillips et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience

More than 1,000 scientists took to the streets yesterday in Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina wearing gas masks to protest the collapse of science in the country, which they say was initiated by their government. https://go.nature.com/43QWX4f

⏰ Abstract submissions for the ISCE-APACE 2025 have been extended to 2 June (NZ time). Join us in beautiful Christchurch for this chemical ecology event! scienceevents.eventsair.com/isce-apace-2...

🚨The ISCE-APACE abstract submission deadline is 30th May🚨 With a wide variety of symposia themes, there is something for everyone to explore and contribute to. Also, consider nominating deserving individuals for the APACE awards! scienceevents.eventsair.com/isce-apace-2...

INÉDIT 🎬 Les fleurs dominent le monde végétal, mais leur origine reste floue. Des chercheurs du CNRS remontent à l’ancêtre commun des plantes à fleurs, levant le voile sur l’une des plus grandes questions de l’histoire de l’évolution 🌸 Le reportage complet 👉 lejournal.cnrs.fr/videos/dou-v...

"Thinking time —the time needed to concentrate without interruptions has always been central to scholarly work. It is essential to designing experiments, compiling data, assessing results, reviewing literature and, of course, writing. Yet, [it] is often undervalued." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Next time you see tiny thrips on a flower, remember: they might be doing vital pollination work! (9/9) Read the full article 👉 doi.org/ph5h #AoBpapers #Thrips #PlantScience #Pollination

🎉🎉🎉Congrats to the Montpellier #ecotron @ecotron-cnrs.bsky.social (@clementpiel.bsky.social, Joana Sauze, Sébastien Devidal & @alex-ecology.bsky.social) and @lsce-ipsl.bsky.social for this new article describing how to measure oxygen fractionation in close systems. gi.copernicus.org/articles/14/...

Handbook of protocols for standardized measurements of floral traits for pollinators in temperate communities 🌼 buff.ly/7gcdCYG

🎉 Great news! The paper ‘Geographical variation in flower colour of a food-deceptive orchid reflects local pollinator preferences’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Steven Johnson and co-authors is now #free for a limited time 🧵(1/8) 👉 doi.org/pkq5 #FloralEvolution #AoBpapers