Mad about diapriid wasps/bees, taxonomy, nomenclature, museums, entomology curation & IPM! 🐝 #Edinburgh. Former @NHM_London 🏴 🇪🇺
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New preprint: Mediterranean Alley-Cropping Agroforestry Modifies Arthropod Temporal Dynamics with Divergent Effects on Trophic Groups researchgate.net/publication…
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The Eastern Palaearctic species of the parasitoid wasp genus Tetramopria are reviewed, with new descriptions and records an an updated key: doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.14811…
#parasitoids #wasps #Hymenoptera @KyushuUniv_EN
New publication! Review of Tetramopria (Diapriidae) of E Palaearctic - mating behaviour and interactions with host ants. With Ryoji Kawai @satis369086151 and Seonwoo Yoon @Sun_Woooooo. Free download here: researchgate.net/publication…
A big THANK YOU to Wimbledon Common @WimPutCommons, Botanics Edinburgh @RBGE_Science, NHM London Wildlife Garden @NHMGarden, Fulham Palace @Fulham_Palace, National Trust Osterley Pk @OsterleyNT, and Royal Parks Greenwich and Hyde Pk @TheRoyalParks for your help with this paper!
NEW publication! Gall wasps associated with buds of Holm oak Quercus ilex in Britain: Plagiotrochus britaniae new to Britain (Scotland, England & Wales), Saphonecrus barbotini new to Britain and Ceroptres cerri new host record. FREE download here: researchgate.net/publication…
NEW publication! Gall wasps associated with buds of Holm oak Quercus ilex in Britain: Plagiotrochus britaniae new to Britain (Scotland, England & Wales), Saphonecrus barbotini new to Britain and Ceroptres cerri new host record. FREE download here: researchgate.net/publication…
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A tracking study has found that dogs walked off-lead cause significantly more disturbance on lowland heaths than pets kept on the lead: bit.ly/4jgLEIx
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Gall of the week is caused by the agamic generation of the cynipid wasp Aphelonyx cerricola, found mainly on Turkey oak, Quercus cerris, but on other closely related species as well. Sexual generation unknown.
Photo by Steve McWilliam.
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After millennia as CO₂ sink, more than one-third of Arctic-boreal region is now a source
This will turbo charge global warming and create a feedback loop of rapid warming and more melting
We are well on our way to torching the planet #climate
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Good to see a flock of maybe 100 curlew in the fields by the Almond at Lennie today. @EdinburghNats @birdinglothian @EdinBirdwatcher
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When I started filming in British rivers over a decade ago I looked for three things. Clear water, lots of plants and plenty of fish. It's all be impossible to find in today which sickens me given its happened in such a short period.
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Not just more trees, but different trees! 🌳
#Northwoods land partner, East Overscaig, is making way for more diverse native woodland amidst browsing pressure from deer. How are Andrew and Jessica making sure the new trees survive?
Discover the story of East Overscaig, a landholding in the far northwest of Scotland, whose future is set to be wilder both for nature and the generations to come: scotlandbigpicture.com/photo…
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High river levels currently, Dean Village path submerged – at Edinburgh, Scotland
Unfortunately not the first diapriid 🐝 recorded for Belarus 🇧🇾; species of Diapria, Paramesius, Spilomicrus, Trichopria were all published before most by Wall (1980) Bull. inst. R. sci.nat. Belgique 52. FEE need to find referees with relevant expertise.
New for the fauna of Belarus family Diapriidae (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea)
Far Eastern Entomologist
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Fig. 1. Belyta depressa Thomson, 1858, female, dorsal (A), ventral (B) and lateral (C) view.
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‘National Trust to restore nature across area bigger than Greater London’
There is no organisation doing more to restore nature in Britain than the @nationaltrust.
And they’re doing it hand
-in-hand with farmers.
Join up. Membership has perks too.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025…
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Global push to put natural history collections online gets major U.K. boost | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…
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Pilot trainers noticed that criticising after a poor flying performance resulted in a better performance next time, so recommended criticising rather than praising pilots. If the flaw in this thinking isn't obvious you might find this video helpful. (Example from Daniel Kahneman)
Many claims about the effectiveness of actions are exaggerated. I explain the key concept of regression to the mean, how we know speed cameras work but not as well as claimed and why this is relevant to conservation. For 4 minute video and 70 others see youtube.com/@bill_sutherland
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NatSCA Digital Digest - January 2025 out now! natsca.blog/2025/01/09/natsc…