Mirjam Schilling APHA gives us an insight into their work on establishing a laboratory model to understand overwintering of #flaviviruses in temperate European mosquitoes. #RESExtreme24

Fantastic day of science and a really nice mix of talks for the combined SIG meeting!

That mosquito seems to be laying a scientist raft. Thanks to Amy et al. at the RES for putting on such a fantastic event

Interested in the impact of pesticides and climate change on bumblebee cognition? Undergraduate work placement for students from underrepresented ethnic groups. Link below - also happy to answer any questions over email. shorturl.at/cxP06

8 months to the UK Vector-borne diseases meeting, Dec 3-4 2024, Liverpool. We have a great line up of plenary speakers: Prof Polly Roy (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ); Prof James Logan (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) and Dr Trisna Tungadi (Keele University 🐿️). Register, then submit your abstract - deadline is end of May.

Great to see our research on mosquitoes in Scotland on the BBC 🦟! Very impt -this is not the first discovery of mosquitoes in Scotland! They have been here for millenia - our research will assess whether they could pose a disease risk in the future bbc.co.uk/news/articles/….

1/ We need your help! 📢 Blackbirds are being threatened by the Usutu virus, so we’ve launched a new survey to understand the likely risk factors & how to mitigate them. Sign up to take part ➡️ bto.org/blackbirds-gar… & discover more.⬇️ #CitizenScience

Really pleased to get this survey out today aimed at understanding what is happening to Blackbirds in the UK and the impacts of Usutu virus. We were briefly featured on ITV News this evening and if you want to know more go to bto.org/blackbirds

Great to see BTO blackbirds in gardens survey (part of Vector-Borne RADAR led by Hugh Hanmer and Rob Robinson) featured on ITV News . If you have a garden and want to help us understand how Usutu virus might be impacting blackbirds please sign up here bto.org/blackbirds-gar…

We need your help! Blackbirds are being threatened by the Usutu virus, so we’ve launched a new survey to understand the likely risk factors & how to mitigate them. Sign up to take part ➡️ bto.org/blackbirds-gar… #Springwatch

If you have a garden, please sign up for our Blackbirds in Gardens survey! This trend graph shows the worrying decline of Blackbirds in the London area since the mid-1990's. Details on how to sign up for the survey can be found in the post below.

It's time to kick off #WildPoshInterviews! 🤩 PoshBee Project project coordinator Mark Brown takes the stage first and tells us more about his work and the connection between the two projects. 👀 📽️Follow the link to watch the full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=6gZ61U…

🐦‍⬛🦟"#Blackbird numbers plummet in south of #England amid potential spread of #mosquito-borne #Usutu #virus, first detected in UK in 2020" BTO APHA ECDC #OneHealth theguardian.com/environment/ar… via The Guardian

Usutu is a mosquito-borne virus 1st detected in UK birds in 2020. It spread is by native UK mosquitoes and has been linked to blackbird declines in England. We also want to know if it's in Scotland. Help by - bto.org/our-science/pr… BTO Vector-Borne RADAR theguardian.com/environment/ar…

We need your help! Blackbirds are being threatened by the Usutu virus, so we’ve launched a new survey to understand the likely risk factors & how to mitigate them. Sign up to take part ➡️ bto.org/blackbirds-gar… theguardian.com/environment/ar…

This World Zoonoses Day, read more about how the increasing threat of vector-borne diseases presents new challenges to protecting our biosecurity. aphascience.blog.gov.uk/2024/07/06/tac… #APHAscience #WorldZoonosesDay

It was day 1 today of our Mick Wright Mosquito surveillance for Vector-Borne RADAR in conjunction with UK Health Security Agency and BTO We are collecting mosquitoes in our trap for research into mosquito borne diseases and how it affects our Blackbird population, wildlife & humans.

Part 2..The Mosquito trap is a clever piece of kit Vector-Borne RADAR UK Health Security Agency BTO It has a fan, operated by a power pack. There is a flap at the top which sends the mozzi's into a catching bag. It also has a carbon dioxide generator and a Mosquito Lure which mimics skin scent.