Looks like a tremendous amount of work from Rodrigo Cogni's group, and a very useful quantitative review of the negative effects of viral infection across insect taxa.
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Orthoptera Special Interest Group (SIG) 2024 - Royal Entomological Society Join our Orthoptera Special Interest Group event on the conservation of grasshoppers, crickets and related insects.

The @royentsoc.bsky.social Orthoptera Special Interest Group is having a meeting on 6 Nov the the NHM (London). It's hybrid / online too, and there are some interesting talks in the program:
www.royensoc.co.uk/event/orthop...

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Warmer environmental temperature accelerates aging in mosquitoes, decreasing longevity and worsening infection outcomes - Immunity & Ageing Background Most insects are poikilotherms and ectotherms, so their body temperature is predicated by environmental temperature. With climate change, insect body temperature is rising, which affects ho...

"These findings have implications for how insects will serve as pollinators, agricultural pests, and disease vectors in our warming world."

immunityageing.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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The Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social is inviting applications for Associate Editors. If you have expertise in any aspect of agricultural, ecological or physiological entomology, please consider applying. www.royensoc.co.uk/opportunitie...

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