#TEELab & PIELab at ASE-EOS 2025 🌿 Proud of our presenters: Marx Yim (GBIF & dung beetles in Sabah), Dr. Tharaka (road verges & butterflies), Dr. Tian Yang (leaf traits & litterfall), & Zann Teo (Singapore dung beetle checklist). Congrats to Zann for winning Best Presenter! 🎉 @eleslade.bsky.social

#TEELab NTU Asian School of the Environment NTU College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore collaborate with UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and Gardens by the Bay, SG, in bringing this innovation to insect conservation. 🌿 @eleslade.bsky.social @liyuenc.bsky.social

🔬 Strengthening Taxonomic Capacity in Southeast Asia: TEE Lab at the JSPS Meeting in Hiroshima The Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab (TEE Lab) recently participated in a fruitful series of meetings and hands-on training sessions in Osaka and Hiroshima, Japan, as part of our collaboration under ...

The #TEELab met with SE Asia #dungbeetle experts, Dr. Teruo Ochi & Dr. Masahiro Kon at the Osaka Museum of Natural History, Japan. We will work with them to describe new species & provide baseline data for long-term biodiversity monitoring 🔬🪲

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Biodiversity in the city: TEE Lab research featured in The Straits Times We are proud to share that recent research from the Tropical Ecology and Entomology Lab (TEE Lab) at the Asian School of the Environment (ASE), NTU, was featured in The Straits Times as part of the SG...

We are proud to share that recent research from #TEELab at Asian School of the Environment, NTU, was featured in The Straits Times as part of the SG60 special on Singapore’s “City in Nature” vision 🌳🏢🌳

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#Congratulations to our #TEELab PhD student, Zann Teo on passing her Qualifying Examination! Her exciting #research carrying out #molecular work on #Scarabaeinae dung beetles in #Singapore marks a significant step forward in understanding the hidden diversity of these important taxa.

We were thrilled to welcome Dr. Evan Quah from Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 🇲🇾 to #TEELab for an inspiring seminar! His talk on the past, present, and future of #snake #research in Malaysia was both eye-opening and motivating 🤩 @eleslade.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Dr. @xinruiong.bsky.social & Dr. @tharakasp.bsky.social on receiving their graduation scrolls and transcripts! A proud moment for their supervisor @eleslade.bsky.social #TEELab

Into the Understories of Sepilok, Sandakan, Malaysia The TEE Lab returned to the rainforests of Sepilok-Kabili Forest Reserve in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, for a resurvey of dung beetle communities. Our team (Prof. Eleanor Slade, Dr. Ong Xin Rui, and Dr...

Curious on what the #TEELab has been up to during two weeks adventure in Sepilok-Kabili #rainforest check out our blog to find out our #fieldwork & #digitising #dungbeetle reference collection at FRC, Sandakan 🪲

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TEE Lab’s Exciting Weekend at Gardens by the Bay to explore Biodiversity at Bioblitz 2025 What an incredible weekend it was at our first-ever Bioblitz at Gardens by the Bay! Supported by the Singapore Eco Fund and hosted in collaboration with the Bird Society of Singapore, Herpetological S...

#TEELab exciting weekend at Gardens by the Bay to explore #biodversity at #Bioblitz2025 - leading #deagonfly #survey and interactive #booth showcased our #research on #insects #monitoring

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The Ecologist and the Artist – A Powerful Duo for Insect Conservation When we imagine the masterminds behind Singapore’s “City in Nature” vision, we often think of urban planners, architects, and environmentalists. But what if some of the most crucial engineers are so s...

The #ecologist @eleslade.bsky.social and the artist, Wendy Zhang - A powerful duo for #insect #conservation #TEELab

Read more here: 🎨🪲🎙️
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Great talks today by PhD students from Hiroshima University on #livestock #grazing and #plant-pollinator interactions. @xinruiong.bsky.social from #TEELab shared her work on the #IUCN Red List for #tropical #insects! Great knowledge sharing all around 😇 @eleslade.bsky.social

A warm welcome to our visitors from 🇯🇵! Grateful for the chance to share our work on #moleculartechniques, #digitisingdungbeetles & current research. Special thanks to Prof. Hosaka for his inspiring talk on #dipterocarp flowering & #insect seed predation in Malaysian 🌳
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We're excited to welcome Professor Tetsuro Hosaka from Hiroshima University and his team next week! Check out the details of his talk ⬇️
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Invisible Engineers: Insects Role in Singapore’s ‘City in Nature’ Rising temperatures induced by climate change as well as land-use development are two of the biggest threats to insect populations globally in what has been referred to as the “insect ap…

Join us to step into the tiny yet fascinating world of insects! Our Prof. @eleslade.bsky.social will share the incredible stories of these tiny engineers 🤩. Experience insects like never before—through the lens of both art and ecology! #TEELab

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Lab museum tour at NTU, SG Open House 2025 led by our research assistant, Poorvi 😇. We introduced our lab to the public, showcasing our main projects with visuals displayed outside the lab. It was great to see so much interest and engagement in our work! @eleslade.bsky.social #TEELab

Our amazing PhD student Zann Teo is sharing her ecology journey at Nanyang Technological University, SG during Open House 2025. She cherishes her time here and has even creatively designed a dung beetle identification key inspired by a Pokédex! 🤩 Proud supervisor @eleslade.bsky.social #TEELab

NTU, SG open house 2025 🎉
Our lab is excited to share our ecology course & projects with the public, inspiring the youngsters on their university journey. It’s been fantastic engaging with so many people and discussing our research and passion for the environment!
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We're utilizing #AI-powered automated camera and audio systems to standardise #monitoring of insects, bats, and birds.

Check out our previous blog for more details! #TEELab @eleslade.bsky.social

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🎉 Congratulations, Dr. @tharakasp.bsky.social on successfully defending his PhD! ✨ Your dedication to conserving #invertebrate #biodiversity in #agricultural & #urban landscapes is truly inspiring! Proud supervisor @eleslade.bsky.social 😎 #TEELab #phdunlocked

🔬 Our undergrad student under supervision of @eleslade.bsky.social is looking at the effects of the #AfricanSwineFlu outbreak on dung beetle populations in Sabah, Borneo, while measuring key traits. Stay tuned for some cool results! 🪲✨ #TEELab

📢 Exciting news! 🥳
Dr. @xinruiong.bsky.social has successfully defended her PhD on advancing #insect #conservation in Southeast Asia 🪲🧬
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🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. @xinruiong.bsky.social on successfully defending her PhD! ✨ Her work on #integrative approaches to address data, knowledge & capacity gaps in SE Asia #insect #conservation is a major step for #biodiversity research. Proud supervisor @eleslade.bsky.social 😎 #TEELab #phd

#research #dungbeetle #ecosystemfunctioning #biodiversity #TEELab
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We’re excited to host Prof. Rudolf Meier from the Berlin Natural History Museum to #TEELab @eleslade.bsky.social @xinruiong.bsky.social. We had great discussions on automating invertebrate barcoding protocols & molecular techniques in biodiversity. Look forward on future collaboration 🪲🐜🦟🪰🐝🦋

The #TEELab now has its own @bsky.app account! Check us out teelabntu.wixsite.com/home & follow us here for news about our research on #Entomology #biodiversity #tropicalforestecology #landusechange #climatechange #urbanecology and of course #dungbeetles! 🌳🌏💩🪲🦋

This is our lab account and we focus on how species respond to environmental change and the consequences this has for species interactions and ecosystem functioning. We have a soft spot for invertebrates, but we have also been known to work on birds, mammals, plants & microbes! #teelab

Was great to be back at @itbc Universiti Malaysia Sabah Borneensis collections last week looking at their type specimens of Sabah #dungbeetles & specimens from both my and @Liyuen93 PhD! #taxonomy #entomology #museums #womeninentomology #TEELab @ntu_ase