Not usually a fan of #graffiti but loving the #entomology #artwork near our new home! Featuring a #ladybug, #spider and #butterfly. The other side is less lovely 😂

This looks amazing!

Great news for those PhD students funded through the UKRI! Their almost doubled energy bills shall greatly appreciate this increase 😅

Can deliver dsRNA by feeding as well as injection with similar effects and biosafety. Venom peptides from parasitoids are also potential biopesticides! Can enhance insecticidal effects of BT and reduce survival of pests.

The early ant colony catches the caterpillar? The late larvae falls to the ant colony? Must be a snappier title/saying out there 🤔 🐜🐜🐛🐜🐜 #InsectWeek23

As part of my research I kill a fair number of #insect... But I still feel bad mowing the grass! Been a month since I last cut it and loved watching the #bees 🐝. Feeling guilty as loads of critters are trying to escape and I don't think this #moth made it... Look it's waving! 😭

Does anyone use a tablet/ereader for reading research papers? If so, which do you use and why? Dislike printing reems of papers but reading from the monitor doesn't feel the same! Seen many adverts for the new ReMarkable which seems good? #AcademicChatter #ecofriendly

A few hours ago, Adobe released Firefly 2, their new AI image generator. But how good is it? I compared it to Midjourney & DALL-E 3 across 10 very different image categories so you don't have to. Here are the results:

So, ISBN COFFEE launches on Tuesday! Single origin beans and a companion book? You might wanna follow it on Kickstarter. Campaign link in the next tweet down...⤵️

So excited for May Berenbaum to give the Wigglesworth Lecture at #ICE2024 in Kyoto 🦋 Don't forget to register, and if you'd like to share your research at ICE, submit your papers before December 15th ⬇️ ice2024.org/call-for-paper/ International Congress of Entomology 2024 Kyoto JP Entomological Society of America PNASNews National Medals

Congratulations to the #SF24 winners for Best Talk & Best Poster 🪰 🦋 Best talk: Rob Calvert, Newcastle University 🐝 Runner-up: Gaia Mortier, Uni of Reading 🪲 Best Poster: Karmannye, Queen Mary University of London 🐞 Runner-up: Kumari Riya Pati, The University of Edinburgh Hope to see you all again at #Ento24 🦋

We have a vacancy for a three year postdoc position working with some wonderful people as part of the EU beeguards project (see beeguards.eu). Apply here: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle-…

Reflecting on my PhD journey as I update my CV! Learned invaluable skills from peers, mentors, and supervisors worldwide. Presented at 12 conferences, winning best presentation. Despite challenges, colleagues' support has been constant. Excited for post-doc or industry! #PhDLife

Grateful to Royal Entomological Society for letting me share my research at #SF24! Huge thanks to CABI Horticulture for the amazing prize for best talk, 'A Dictionary of Entomology'! Excited to delve into it for years to come 📚🦋 #Entomology #BlessedAndGrateful

Getting #SpringVibes as #wildlife begins looking #beautiful again in the #UK! Dandelions providing so much food for stunning #insects such as this Peacock #Butterfly 🦋 🐝🪲

I went into my #PhD #Viva yesterday expecting a colonoscopy 🔬... It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and passed with minor corrections! Turns out it's actually fun to talk about the last 4 years of your life 😂