PROTECTS (Protecting terrestrial ecosystems through sustainable pesticide use) project with partners at UCD, TCD, MU, DCU and Teagasc. Funded by @agriculture_ie
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined October 2018
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We're hiring two PhD and two postdoc positions! Interested in pollinators, soils, agroecology, pesticides? Then come and work with us @ucdagfood with collaborators in @TeagascEnviron and all over Europe! stanleyecologylab.org/vacanc… #findaphd @BES_careers @RoyEntSoc
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Know about bees but want to learn about pesticides (or know someone who does)? Check out our introduction to bee and pesticide research just published in @JAppliedEcology! Led by @EdStrawBio during @ProtectsProject @ucdagfood @UCDEarth
ATTENTION ECOTOX PEOPLE: We wrote a primer on bee and pesticide science! Specifically written to be an accessible short guide for post / undergrads. It explains all the basic lingo and concepts in simple language. @DaraStanley
doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14…
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Pesticides are now everywhere and they don't seem to be going anywhere any time soon. I spoke to @theapplefarmer and @DaraStanley of the @ProtectsProject for this piece and some ways to reduce risk from these chemicals.
irishtimes.com/environment/c…
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What a gorgeous picture! And what a wonderful project! If you don't know about it, you should definitely check out the website protects.ucd.ie/ you'll also get to see some more gorgeous pics of the bees 🐝
Well done to all involved. 🙌
Thanks to our funders @agriculture_ie, and to our institutions @MaynoothUni, @TCD_NatSci, @ucdagfood, @DCUWater for all their support. A special thanks to all the farmers who worked with us to make it all possible 14/16
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Interesting thread describing recent research on pesticide use in Ireland and threats to bees.
Pesticide residues are found in nectar and soils. But are there implications for bees, and what can we do to help? Read on to find out more from the PROTECTS project in Ireland! protects.ucd.ie/ vimeo.com/788284760/97ec9d87… 1/16
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We are looking for women and non-binary people working in STEM that want to talk about their work in the streets of Dublin the 15th of June! Link to apply in post below👇👇👇😉 @womeninstem_ucd @UCDScienceWomen
@RCSI_Irl @DCU @WomenMedIreland @agriculture_ie @ucdagfood @UCDSBES
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Want to know what we found in the SUSPOLL project about weather, insecticides and bees? Check out the thread below!
#Pesticide and #weather impact #bees and the #pollination services they provide; a thread on final findings from the SUSPOLL project! suspoll.ucd.ie/ @scienceirel #believeinscience 1/14
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@RestPoll is now here. If you like to learn about the restoration of pollinator habitats in the future, please RT and mark people interested to follow us @LynnDicks @JaneCStout @BeePlantChem @MajRundlof @osterman_julia @David_Kleijn @a_beth10 @FelixFornoff
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Very proud to see the pioneering, transdisciplinary efforts of @poshbee_eu recognised in @Nature paper published today! This new research led by @JessicaKnapp, @BuzzNicholson @MajRundlof shows that common farmland pesticides significantly harm one of our important pollinators.1/8
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Thanks for staying to the end of this mammoth!
Read all the papers here
suspoll.ucd.ie/?page_id=64
and here
protects.ucd.ie/index.php/ou… 15/15
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New preprint!
We counted the number of pesticide formulations in the UK and Ireland finding a whopping 2,463 formulations in the UK alone!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv…
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Pesticides, bees, and things we can do to help….a thread on some new research! #sublethaleffects #bumblebees #solitarybees #mitigationmeasures #pollination #insecticides stanleyecologylab.org/public… 1/15
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📢New research📢
Trees important for people in Zambia vary in terms of how they reproduce with implications for their conservation🌿
Full read for FREE👇
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone…
@DaraStanley @WestLunga @IrishResearch @ucdagfood @UCDEarth
Check our summary 🧵(1/10)
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🍯🌱 What's Lurking in Your Honey? 🧐 Did you know your honey might contain cocoa farming pesticides? Well, our publication reveals the hidden truth. Learn more journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… #Cocoa #Honey @UCD_Research @DaraStanley @BlanaidWhiteDCU @IrishResearchs @EvaCraneTrust
PROTECTS project retweeted
Job opportunities - Soil Sampling Technicians 🌱👇
RPS is seeking soil sampling technicians on a full or part-time basis to support Zone 2 of the soil nutrient health scheme.
For more info: Apply now: Agricultural Soil Sampling Technician Jobs | RPS (rpsgroup.com)
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*HOT OFF THE PRESS*
Myself, @linaperegrina, @aoreilly28, @N_E_Mahon & @DaraStanley
Systematic literature review [#OpenAccess]
"Moving past neonicotinoids and honeybees: A systematic review of existing research on other insecticides and bees"
👉sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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When we apply insecticides there is often advice about how to mitigate effects on bees. But are these mitigation measures based on evidence? Read our review (and Ed's excellent thread below) to find out more! academic.oup.com/jee/advance…. @ProtectsProject @ucdagfood @UCDEarth
🐝🐝New Paper!! 🐝🐝
Do measures to reduce pesticide impacts on bees actually work?
Answer: We have no idea!
Farmers are told to do lots of things to make pesticide applications safer for bees. We looked at if they were supported by scientific evidence.
doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad118
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#WorldBeeDay celebrates: @ZioElena @tcddublin
Title of PhD - Characterizing pesticide residues in floral resources for bees
@ProtectsProject @BlanaidWhiteDCU
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#WorldBeeDay celebrates: @MerissaCullen @MaynoothUni
Title of PhD - Investigating the effects of non-insecticide pesticides widely used in Irish agriculture on the bumblebee Bombus terrestris
@ProtectsProject @JimCarolanMU @DaraStanley
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#WorldBeeDay celebrates: @BombusThompson @ucddublin
Title of PhD - Behavioural and reproductive responses of bumblebees to pesticides
@ProtectsProject @DaraStanley
