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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Apr 3

I suspect the New York Times might be trivialising our field of study here but a nice puzzle to kick the day off #Entomology

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 31

Unknown wireworm help! The singular urogomphus is confusing myself and colleagues - can not for the life of me find an answer and it's seemingly not in 'Die Käffer Mitteleuropas: Larven 2' though my German is stodgy. Found in East, UK. Anyone point me in the right direction? @colsocbi.bsky.social

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Amy @amyflem.bsky.social · Mar 28

An amazing day spent behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum looking at their Entomology collections! What a fantastic day! 🪲

Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 27

And we're off - annual trip to the @nhm-london.bsky.social Entomology collections for BSc and MSc Entomology and IPM students @hau-entomology.bsky.social. As always thanks to @flygirlnhm.bsky.social for organisation and all of the curators for sharing their wealth of knowledge

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 27

I'll have to take your word on the spider - never a group I've given enough time to. Though a stack of spider-laden pitfall samples waiting for me this summer demand otherwise... But yes to the damselfly! Had the largest damselfly, smallest dragonfly side by side - missed the photo op.

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thank you @nhm-london.bsky.social, what a day for it! @hau-entomology.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 27

Last but not least, the Lepidoptera - some excellent anecdotes about record-breaking proboscises and fenugreek smelling moths @hau-entomology.bsky.social

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 27

Of course we have @flygirlnhm.bsky.social taking us through the Diptera - from the cute and fluffy beeflies to the weird and wonderful stalk-eyed flies on to the (to the non-entomological populace anyway) macabre botflies @hau-entomology.bsky.social

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 27

'Small Orders' before lunch - inclusive of some other invertebrate intruders. Including a 'pasty spider' - my Cornish pride shining through here @hau-entomology.bsky.social

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 27

And to the most massive of all (in terms of size and species), the Coleoptera. Lots of Darwin and Wallace chat of course, and the joys of dung-baited pitfall trapping!

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 27

From the massive to the miniscule with the marvellous @gavinbroad.bsky.social talking (mainly wasps!) through the hymenoptera - @hau-entomology.bsky.social

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 27

And we're off - annual trip to the @nhm-london.bsky.social Entomology collections for BSc and MSc Entomology and IPM students @hau-entomology.bsky.social. As always thanks to @flygirlnhm.bsky.social for organisation and all of the curators for sharing their wealth of knowledge

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 21

And a great way for me to find some #wireworm that aren't Agriotes! Here's some Melanotus under bark on some felled trees

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 21

Thankful the weather has allowed for some surveying transects of the @harperadamsuni.bsky.social campus today with final year @hau-entomology.bsky.social students. A great way to see out the module and practice ID skills in the field

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 10

Great to be able to step in last minute and deliver the #YoungVerrall this year. Thoroughly enjoyed it and @hau-entomology.bsky.social had a great representation at #SISF2025 too!

Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · Mar 10

Did you miss the #YoungVerrall at #SISF2025?

Discover the fascinating relationships between plants & insects in this talk for ages 7-11 with the brilliant @drbclunie.bsky.social - Thank you again for delivering the Lecture, Ben!

Watch on @amentsoc.bsky.social's YouTube:
youtu.be/xGtsES0xmWI?...

Young Verrall 2025 with Dr Ben Clunie

YouTube video by AES Channel

youtu.be

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Mar 1

It was a genuine honour to step in and deliver the Young Verrall Lecture last minute. I may have been a substitute but a highlight for sure! Some excellent questions from a crowd of future entomologists @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social @hau-entomology.bsky.social

Amateur Entomologists' Society @amentsoc.bsky.social · Feb 28

Tomorrow! Join us at the Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair 🐞🕷️Sat 1st March, 10:30–4pm, Staffordshire University. Grab some freebies, hear the Young Verrall Lecture with Dr Ben Clunie, organised by us & @royentsoc.bsky.social, and cuddle a cockroach! #Entomology #BugLove #ScienceFair

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Jan 19

Huge turnout for @hau-entomology.bsky.social at Shropshire Entomology Day today at #FSC Preston Montford. Biggest attendance yet with over 20 students and staff amongst local entomologists and national experts in their field. Photos and posts all day!

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Dec 18

Great PhD opportunity - at the same place I did mine!

drwendyharris.bsky.social @drwendyharris.bsky.social · Dec 16

Swansea-based #entomology #insect #PhD #parasiticides #freshwater #terrestrial #pets #sustainablefarming #sustainableagriculture

PhD available - deadline to apply 20th January
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

CR2025_60: Sustainable Agriculture & Farming for Ecosystem Resilience (S.A.F.E.R.) at Swansea University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - CR2025_60: Sustainable Agriculture & Farming for Ecosystem Resilience (S.A.F.E.R.) at Swansea University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Dec 13

The new sign looks great but I'm now just about ready for the trap not to be on when leaving the office! Thankfully we've had the latest sunset for the year

Entomology @ Harper Adams University @hau-entomology.bsky.social · Dec 13

The new noticeboard for our @rothamsted.bsky.social insect survey light trap is now up and visible to all foot traffic heading past our #Entomology lab!

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Dec 11

The #Christmas Aphid is up on the tree. Bringing Christmas spirit, good cheer, and vectoring viruses straight into your Norwegian pine. Needles gone by Boxing Day. Christmas Aphid - Ho Ho Homoptera!

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Dec 10

Always a good module to finish on before the winter break. A good test run for experiment problem solving before students undertake MSc projects

Entomology @ Harper Adams University @hau-entomology.bsky.social · Dec 10

Last MSc module of the year - Insect Physiology! Students undertake their own mini projects culminating in presentations on Friday. Parasitism, predation, colour choice, geotaxis, olfactometry - we've got it all! #entomasters #entoeducation

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Dec 2

Day 1 of the week-long @harperadamsuni.bsky.social postgraduate experimental design and analysis module today. Always an intensive week but good to meet students across course areas. New computer labs incoming thanks to efforts from @joe-roberts.bsky.social too! #rstats

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Mark Ramsden @ipmmark.bsky.social · Nov 29

Here is a list of IPM Guidance for UK Growers on FarmPep
linking to full content on H2020 IPMWorks toolbox. The guides were produced by ADAS with SRUC TheAHDB NFU and others during development of the IPM Tool
farmpep.net/resource/ipm...
#agextension #IPM #farming

IPM Guidance for UK Growers

IPM crop specific guides: IPM specific guidance for Oilseed Rape in the UK IPM specific guidance for Pulses grown in the UK IPM specific guidance for Potatoes in the UK IPM specific guidance for Sugar...

farmpep.net

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Dr Joe Roberts @joe-roberts.bsky.social · Nov 28

🌱 Silicon soil treatments help protect cowpeas from aphids! Our study shows it boosts Lutembwe variety's natural defenses. Exciting implications for sustainable farming in Zambia 🇿🇲

Full paper here: doi.org/10.1007/s118...

#AgriScience #FoodSecurity

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Entomology @ Harper Adams University @hau-entomology.bsky.social · Nov 24

We've now officially moved here as our main social media account! Thanks to those who have already made it, and we look forward to spreading the @harperadamsuni.bsky.social entomology word here from now on!

Find more of HAU's entomology group here: linktr.ee/hau_entomology

Entomology @ HAU | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

Educating the next generation of entomologists at Harper Adams University

linktr.ee

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Dr Ben Clunie @drbclunie.bsky.social · Nov 24

Project titles:

1. Enhancing the efficacy of entomopathogenic control solutions with essential oils for insect pest management

2. Optimising cover crop strategies for integrated pest management of wireworm

Please get in contact for more info, details in bio.