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New £3 million Centre to help grow healthy gardens
A new National Centre for Environmental Horticulture and Plant Health will help to protect the UK’s 23 million gardens
Read source →More time to apply for farming equipment and technology
You now have until midday on Tuesday 12 May to apply for a grant through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF), giving you more time to complete an existing application or start a new one.
Read source →Equipment and technology funding: deadline reminder
FETF 2026 offers funding to support investment in equipment and technology across productivity, animal health and welfare, and slurry management. The window to apply closes at midday on 28 April 2026.
Read source →RES journal Physiological Entomology supports Morphology Meeting 2026
<p>The 7th Morphology Meeting took place between the 25th and the 28th of February 2026 at the Institute for Zoology and Evolutionary Research, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The Morphology Meeting is an annual event organized…</p> <p> <a href="http
Read source →Meet the Editor: Emmanuel Toussaint
<p>Emmanuel became an Editor-in-Chief of Systematic Entomology in 2025 and works at the Geneva Natural History Museum in Switzerland. Genomics and museomics inform his research, which aims to understand the evolution of insects through space…</p> <p> <a
Read source →RES launches new journal: Approaches in Entomology
<p>The Royal Entomological Society is delighted to announce the launch of a new journal to join the seven journals already published by the society. Approaches in Entomology (AIE) will publish innovative and exciting advances to…</p> <p> <a href="https:/
Read source →Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management: Why a Good Idea Still Struggles in Practice
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Read source →Change in Store for Entomology 2026 Student Competition: What You Need to Know
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Read source →Two Generalist Predator Insects Show Appetite for Asian Citrus Psyllid Eggs
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Read source →Progress Continues in Biological Control of Spotted-Wing Drosophila
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Read source →From Veterinary Medicine to Invertebrate Biology: Reflections of a Returning Entomology Student
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Read source →Alpha-Gal: The Sugar Humans Lost, and the Allergy That Found Us
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Read source →Two‑Spot Cotton Leafhopper: Researchers Build Rapid‑Response Framework for New Invasive Pest
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Read source →Do House Flies Bother Cattle Enough to Interrupt Their Feeding?
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Read source →Non-Repellent Insecticide Prevents Fire Ant Infestations in Nursery Plant Root Balls
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Read source →How Artificial Intelligence is Helping Automate Cockroach Surveillance in Cities
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Read source →New chemical kills 95% of termites without harming humans
Scientists may have found a smarter, safer way to wipe out termites hiding inside homes. A chemical called bistrifluron prevents drywood termites from forming new exoskeletons during molting, killing entire colonies from within. In tests, it eliminated about 9
Read source →95% success rate: This new trick lures termites straight to their death
Scientists at UC Riverside have found a clever new way to outsmart termites—by turning their own instincts against them. Using a natural pine scent called pinene, which smells like food to termites, researchers can lure the pests straight toward a targeted dos
Read source →These California bees are beating a killer that’s wiping out colonies
A unique hybrid honeybee thriving in Southern California may hold a powerful clue to saving struggling bee populations. While U.S. beekeepers are losing massive numbers of colonies—largely due to destructive Varroa mites—a locally adapted mix of feral and dive
Read source →What caffeine does to ants could change pest control
Caffeine doesn’t just perk up humans—it can sharpen ants’ minds too. Invasive Argentine ants given caffeinated sugar learned to find food much more efficiently, taking straighter paths and reducing travel time by up to 38%. They weren’t faster, just more focus
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