📢New Paper! Identifying subtle differences in the molecular structure of a sex pheromone could ultimately help protect vital stored legume crops from the destructive dried bean beetle. 🫘🪲 Full story 👇 rothamsted.ac.uk/news/bean-beet…

This week we welcomed 40 sixth form students to ‘Experience Rothamsted’ through a range of talks, tours, and workshops to learn about the agricultural STEM careers available to them! THANK YOU to all staff members who inspired the next generation of scientists 👏🏻

Busy busy Sand Martins buzzing with energy as they work together (and compete) to create fresh nest burrows RSPB Minsmere 🌍 ... these are highly sociable birds but sometimes 'three's a crowd' and fighting breaks out! RSPB England BTO Suffolk SuffolkWildlifeTrust

Come join us for a Royal Society of Biology Plant Health Undergraduate Studentship this summer! my.rsb.org.uk/services.php?s…

New IPM 2025 🗣️ Hear from Dr Farooq Shah on why this is the can't-miss gathering in the IPM sector! "I am incredibly proud of the event’s continued growth & the diverse range of stakeholders it brings together each year." Sign up >> bit.ly/42aoGwu #NewIPM2025 #IPM

A parasitoid wasp with a penchant for cabbage stem flea beetle could help with pest control in oilseed rape. Great article by Janine Adamson on research from Sam Cook Patry Ortega-Ramos cpm-magazine.co.uk/news/csfb-cont…

Struggling with #wireworms on your farm? Contact our scientists! Please share with anyone in the #farming community.

What a day, sharing the goings on at RSPB Hope Farm with a fantastic group of people. Helpful, inspiring, and uplifting all wrapped up into one day As ever when you stick a fab group in a field, lots of lessons were learnt to take take on the next 25 years Thanks all!

Join us for our next Café Scientifique on 15th May with Dr Jon West - anyone is welcome to come and explore the latest ideas in science and technology at this free talk. #harpenden #stalbans #herts

A male Common Blue in the dunes at Sizewell, Suffolk, my first of the year (10th May 2025) but sadly most of the species-rich dune grassland here has been destroyed in the last year due to 'Sizewell C' - simply an ecological disaster! BC Suffolk Branch Butterfly Conservation 🦋 SuffolkWildlifeTrust

You've heard of the birds and the bees, but what about the birds and the moths? We can all protect insect populations, and therefore birds, this #NoMowMay by letting grass grow and encouraging flowering plants. Find out more about the DRUID project: druidproject.org.uk

How can we farm more sustainably? Jon Storkey explains how the latest Large Scale Rotation Experiment is designed to build the evidence for "what works" in #RegenerativeAgriculture Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=xuD0h4… agzeroplus.org.uk #farming #agriculture

My new website now up! Selling cards and prints, with more cool stuff on the way soon ✨️🪲🌱💚 #art #entomology #beetle #teambeetle #wildlifeart #science #stem #scicomm #artist

New pitfall traps being set up across Devon farms to capture ground beetles for ecology research 🪲

Hear from Kelly Jowett about the importance of carabid beetles on farms and her mission to encourage more of them into the fields... Find out more: youtube.com/watch?v=xuD0h4… #InternationalDayForBiologicalDiversity #beetles #farming

Integrated Pest Management - Conversation with Rothamsted Research youtu.be/beF7idM2-V8?si… via YouTube

This Friday’s lunchtime #webinar will feature Dion Garrett from Rothamsted Research & Lyndall Pereira from Wellcome Sanger Institute talking about BIOSCAN in the UK's #FlyingInsects #Biodiversity project. Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsEve…

ICYMI - listen here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… Featuring our own Kelly Jowett and Harry Webb

Rothamsted Research is the world's longest running agricultural research institution. This month, we are celebrating its rich historical legacy and world-leading research environment. Rothamsted Research scienvy.co.uk/post/research-…

‘Leave it to nature’: how enticing insects to kill off pests helped cut reliance on pesticides - great to see our own IPM expert Sam Cook quoted... theguardian.com/environment/20…