"Mosquitoes in Iceland are more than a curiosity or future annoyance. They are a warning …" - Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler

Iceland—previously the only Arctic nation without mosquitoes—no longer holds that distinction.

"The detection of mosquitoes just north of Reykjavík in 2025 reflects an ecological shift already underway," write Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4tg86pJ

Striking the balance between discovery of new questions and working on known problems At least in the environmental sciences this is an important question - what is your answer?

How to strike the balance between developing new ideas and working on established problems?

What is your answer?

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Help us uncover the hidden lives of Europe’s ground-nesting bees When most people think about pollinators, they picture bees visiting flowers. But for many species, a large part of life happens elsewhere: in the soil. Many pollinators do not just feed above grou…

Join a new citizen science project and help us to uncover the hidden lives of Europe’s ground-nesting #bees - please share with your networks:

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What is your favourite measure for pollinators?
Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein shares her favourite measure: hedgerows!🐝🌿

The final, formatted and illustrated versions of the PT Pollinators Action Plan and its stakeholder summary, developed by the FLOWer Lab, are already available on the ICNF website.

A huge thank you again to everyone involved, especially the PolinizAÇÃO team. 🌼🐝

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Very timely and important paper showing how EU countries can help butterflies as they prepare their Nature Restoration Plans

Unexpected Climate Signal from the Arctic: Increased Methane Uptake YouTube video by naturvetenskapitGU

At a long-term research site near Abisko, Sweden, researcher Mats Björkman (BECC coordinator in Gothenburg) & colleagues have studied how methane moves between land & atmosphere for over 30 years. Their findings suggest that drier soils can increase methane uptake: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0vu...

Congrats!!!

Reducing ploughing promotes ground-nesting flying insects Many flying insects, such as bees, wasps, and hoverflies, live aboveground, but depend on soil for nesting, development, and overwintering. In agricul…

New #AGEE paper out 🎉 Insect #conservation also happens below ground: ploughing #wildflower strips resets ground-nesting flying insects 🚜 Leaving strips unploughed for just two years can strongly benefit bees, wasps, flies, moths and more 🐝 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (OA)

@thoerren.bsky.social maybe something for you to answer?

Hive mind request.

I’m looking for long term insect (ideally pollinator) monitoring schemes that have conducted weekly/monthly transects/counts for several years. I know of the Bee walks, UKMS, and PoMs in the UK.

I would love some non-UK examples!

🐝🦋🐝🦋🐝🦋

It’s actually tomorrow! Make the most of this opportunity to find out about the latest developments in bee research🐝🐝

Los mirones de las abejas en los canteros de la Universidad! Também tu podes ser um mirone de las abejas! Instala o FITCount e vem espiar as abelhas e outros polinizadores connosco!

Intra-individual variation in pollen availability: An experimental analysis of its impact on plant-pollinator interactions AbstractBackground and Aims. Intra-individual variation in the quantity and quality of floral rewards can affect pollinator foraging and plant fitness. Few

Variability in pollen production within individual plants and their effects on pollinator visitation. New paper just out! academic.oup.com/aob/advance-...

Wenn das Dänemark ist, dann sieht es in Deutschland wohl noch schlechter aus schätze ich...

Ein lange diskutiertes Muster, das hier mit Daten aus Dänemark noch mal sehr deutlich wird. Spannend ist vor allem die Ähnlichkeit der Karrieren vor der Geburt eines Kindes.

Blauschillernde Käfer im Kuhfladen

Schön bebilderter und fachlich sauberer Youtube-Beitrag über alles, was im Dung leben kann und warum vieles eben heute nicht mehr im Dung lebt. Sehr zu empfehlen!
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💡Think you can guess the bee by their scent?
Put your senses to the test and try out our new Bee Scent Quiz👇
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Advances in Pollinator Research | LinkedIn Advances in Pollinator Research | 4 followers on LinkedIn. Open-access, peer-reviewed journal on pollinators. Supported by the European Union pollinator projects community.

🐝Did you know Advances in Pollinator Research is now on LinkedIn too?

🌻Follow our showcase page for the latest #pollinatorscience research and journal news 👇
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#pollinator #science #pollination #research #pollinators #conservation #ecology #biology

WildPosh's second annual general meeting brings partners together in Turin The second WildPosh Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place in Turin, Italy, hosted by the University of Turin. The two-day event once again brought together partners from across the consortium to sha...

🤔 Are you curious about the discussions that took place during the second WildPosh Annual General Meeting in Turin?

👉 Get a full overview of the event: wildposh.eu/news/wildpos...

Pesticides and pollinators: WildPosh and PollinERA research pushes for broader risk assessment At a recent hybrid seminar hosted by the FRAM Centre at the University of Gothenburg and BECC, researchers and policymakers gathered to discuss what pesticides are doing to pollinators - and what it…

👀 In case you missed it: WildPosh partner Julia Osterman presented at a seminar on pesticides and pollinators in November - alongside Maj Rundlöf from @pollinera-horizon.eu.

The takeaway? Current EU risk assessments are not keeping pace with the science. 🐝

🚀 WildPosh now has an introductory video!

Learn more about the project, its objectives, and what it does to protect Europe’s wild pollinators.

First animated video developed by @pensoft.net .

🎬 Watch here: youtu.be/8Amsk_dgnCQ?...

Dirk Maes from @europebutterfly.bsky.social: Europe's grassland butterflies have declined 40% since 1991.

Agricultural intensification, nitrogen deposition, and habitat loss are the main drivers.

#SafeguardFinale

Die Stadt Coimbra in Portugal ist besonders vom Hochwasser betroffen. Aufnahmen der portugiesischen Luftwaffe von oben machen das deutlich. Nachdem Teile einer nahegelegenen Autobahn infolge der Wassermassen wegsacken, bereiten die Behörden rund 9.000 Menschen auf eine mögliche Evakuierung vor.

Thanks for having us!

It was also wonderful to meet with @wilosterman.bsky.social during some periods and to know more about the @wildposh.eu goals and achievements!

We were delighted to host @juliaosterman.bsky.social over the past three weeks. 🐝🌸 This week, she gave the talk “Improving our understanding of pollinators’ pesticide risk”. Thank you, Julia, for the inspiring exchange and collaboration. We hope to welcome you back! Next time with some sunshine ☀️!

Dia Internacional das Mulheres e Meninas na Ciência #WomenInScience

Pharmacophagy in insects: Ecological and evolutionary perspectives on the non‐nutritional use of plant specialized metabolites Insects interact with plants not only for nutrition but also to actively seek plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) for chemical defense, reproduction, and self-medication—a behavior known as pharmaco...

Did you know? Insects eat plants as medicine. #OpenAccess
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