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RES Publications

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New research in #RESMedVetEnt

Integrating developmental traits, #morphometrics and #MachineLearning for sex classification of #Aedes aegypti (Diptera: #Culicidae)
doi.org/10.1111/mve....

#EntoMethods #InsectVectors
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October 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM

RES Publications

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New #OpenAccess research in #RESAppEnt

Standardized protocols for global and local thermal #nociception in black soldier fly (#Hermetia illucens; Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae
doi.org/10.1002/3070...

#BSF #BSFL #EntoMethods
@jordancuff.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

October 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM

RES Publications

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📢 Have you explored Approaches in Entomology, our new #OpenAccess journal, yet? 🎉

Publishing innovative and exciting advances to methods and techniques, including ethics and philosophies, across the breadth of entomology. 🔬

Learn more and submit your work here! ⬇️
buff.ly/ZwzAiMK

#EntoMethods

October 21, 2026 at 10:02 AM

RES Publications

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Want to read the #OpenAccess article itself? Line it up for your weekend reading! ⬇️

Machine learning-assisted vibrational detection and classification of drywood #termite infestations
buff.ly/T7tvrY5

#EntoMethods #MachineLearning

October 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM

RES Publications

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New #OpenAccess research in #RESAppEnt

What's all the buzz about? Passive acoustic monitoring of #bees
doi.org/10.1002/3070...

#EntoMethods #InsectAcoustics #InsectsMonitoring
@jordancuff.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

October 15, 2026 at 8:01 AM

RES Publications

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New #OpenAccess research in #RESAppEnt

Testing the transferability of image-based automated insect detection under different light conditions
doi.org/10.1002/3070...

#EntoMethods #InsectMonitoring
@jordancuff.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

October 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM

RES Publications

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The first #OpenAccess #Review in #RESAppEnt is available to read! 🎉

The review discusses how insects can be monitored without pitfalls, outlining seven steps for robust insect sensing systems.

Take a look! ⬇️
doi.org/10.1002/3070...

#EntoMethods
@jordancuff.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

October 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM

RES Publications

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New #OpenAccess work in #RESAgForestEnt compared #TimeLapse photography & human observation in collecting crop #pollinator visitation data
doi.org/10.1111/afe....

#EntoMethods
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Photo credits: Paula Humberg

September 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM

RES Publications

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New work in #RESInsectConsDiv

A new #beetle-specific light trap design reducing flying insect bycatch
doi.org/10.1111/icad...

#EntoMethods #LightTrapping #InsectMonitoring #Biodiversity
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

September 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM

RES Publications

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Learn more about how @royentsoc.bsky.social's newest journal, Approaches in Entomology, came to be, & what the team hopes to achieve for #InsectScience methods, philosophies & ethics, in this new Q&A with its Editorial Board! ⬇️

www.royensoc.co.uk/news/approac...

#EntoMethods #RESAppEnt

September 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM

RES Publications

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New #OpenAccess research in #RESAppEnt

Machine learning-assisted vibrational detection and classification of drywood #termite infestations
doi.org/10.1002/3070-5436.70000

#EntoMethods #MachineLearning
@jordancuff.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

August 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM

RES Publications

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New #OpenAccess research in #RESAppEnt

Automated remote nesting habitat surveying for wild #bumblebees
doi.org/10.1002/3070-5436.70001

#EntoMethods #Pollinators
@jordancuff.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

August 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM

RES Publications

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New #OpenAccess research in #RESEcolEnt

Methodology for assessing the suitability of immature stages of #Lepidoptera for nocturnal surveying using UV flashlights
doi.org/10.1111/een.70113

#EntoMethods
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

July 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM

RES Publications

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📢 Approaches in Entomology, our new #OpenAccess journal, is open for submissions! 🎉

It will publish innovative & exciting advances to methods & techniques, including ethics and philosophies, across the breadth of entomology. 🔬

Learn more and submit your work here! ⬇️
buff.ly/ZwzAiMK

#EntoMethods

June 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM

RES Publications

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📢 Approaches in Entomology, our new #OpenAccess journal, is open for submissions! 🎉

It will publish innovative & exciting advances to methods & techniques, including ethics and philosophies, across the breadth of entomology. 🔬

Learn more and submit your work here! ⬇️
buff.ly/ZwzAiMK

#EntoMethods

June 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM

RES Publications

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📢 Approaches in Entomology, our new #OpenAccess journal, is open for submissions! 🎉

It will publish innovative & exciting advances to methods & techniques, including ethics and philosophies, across the breadth of entomology. 🔬

Learn more and submit your work here! ⬇️
buff.ly/ZwzAiMK

#EntoMethods

June 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM

RES Publications

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New #OpenAccess work in #RESAgForestEnt evaluated the efficacy of tagging adhesives for insect #tracking in #GroundBeetles
doi.org/10.1111/afe.70047

#Carabidae #EntoMethods #RFID #InsectMonitoring
@jordancuff.bsky.social @chrisranger.bsky.social @ukladybirds.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

March 30, 2026 at 8:11 AM

RES Publications

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📢 We're delighted to announce the launch of a new journal! 🎉

Approaches in Entomology will publish innovative & exciting advances to methods & techniques, including ethics and philosophies, across the breadth of entomology. 🔬

Learn more on this development here! ⬇️
buff.ly/tNTmujq

#EntoMethods

March 26, 2026 at 11:01 AM

RES Publications

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New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectConsDiv

Do camera #LightTraps for #moths provide similar data as conventional funnel light traps?
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70065

#Lepidoptera #InsectMonitoring #EntoMethods #SpeciesRichness
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

March 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM

RES Publications

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New #OpenAccess research in #RESSystematicEnt

Over-reliance on #Completeness exposes ultraconserved elements datasets to non-randomly distributed missing data
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70024

#UCEs #Phylogenomics #Metrics #MissingData #EntoMethods
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

March 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM

RES Publications

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A new #OpenAccess study in #RESEcolEnt reports on the use of passive #acoustic #monitoring to track the world's largest #bumblebee, #Bombus dahlbomii.
doi.org/10.1111/een.70068

#EntoMethods #Apidae #PAM

Photo: The endangered Patagonian bumble bee, Bombus dahlbomii (credit: Marina Arbetman)